The value of adenosin-deaminase in etiologic diagnosis of pleural effusions

I. Strambu, M. Ciontu, A. Serbescu, C. Toader, I. P. Stoicescu (Bucharest, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session: Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1065
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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