Parapneumonic pleural effusion prognosis – retrospective study in an Internal Medicine Service

C. Cortesão (Coimbra, Portugal), P. Carvalho (Coimbra, Portugal), P. Silva Santos (Coimbra, Portugal), J. Pacheco (Coimbra, Portugal), A. Carvalho (Coimbra, Portugal)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Bronchiectasis and pleural infection
Session: Bronchiectasis and pleural infection
Session type: E-poster
Number: 2020

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