Diagnostic utility of IL-6 in the pleural fluid

E. Cases-Viedma, R. Sirera, M. A. Martinez-Garcia, A. Gonzalez-Molina, J. L. Sanchis-Aldas (Valencia, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Community- and hospital-acquired pneumonias: inflammatory mechanisms, epidemiology and therapy
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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