Parapneumonic pleural effusion (ppnpe) and microbiological isolation. Study routine or selective?

M. Alonso Plasencia, E. Perez Rodriguez, A. Hernando Sanz, R. Gomez Garcia, D. Kopecna, C. Zamarro Garcia, C. Wagner Struwing, D. Sanchez Mellado, A. Sam Cerna, S. Diaz Lobato (Madrid, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Diagnosis of pleural effusions and rare tumours experience
Session: Diagnosis of pleural effusions and rare tumours experience
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1928
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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M. Alonso Plasencia, E. Perez Rodriguez, A. Hernando Sanz, R. Gomez Garcia, D. Kopecna, C. Zamarro Garcia, C. Wagner Struwing, D. Sanchez Mellado, A. Sam Cerna, S. Diaz Lobato (Madrid, Spain). Parapneumonic pleural effusion (ppnpe) and microbiological isolation. Study routine or selective?. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 1928

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