Pleural ADA activity in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in France

H. Le Floch, F. Riviere, M. Billhot, I. Ngampolo, C. Ficko, A. Meyrens, C. Soler, J. Margery, F. Vaylet, C. Rapp (Clamart, Saint Mandé, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3064
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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