Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Novel approach in diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusions
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology



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H. Lamb, C. Hooper, P. Virgo, N. Noel, A. Kavidasan, M. Gompels, N. Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom). A prospective observational trial examining the value of T-cell interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) in undiagnosed lymphocytic pleural effusions. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 226

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