Serum levels of IL-6 in severe community-acquired pneumonia

C. Chaves Loureiro, J. Lobo Pimentel, F. Monteiro, J. Monteiro, P. Azevedo, A. Costa, G. Brum, A. Bugalho de Almeida (Lisboa, Portugal)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Pulmonary infections and sepsis
Session: Pulmonary infections and sepsis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4251
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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C. Chaves Loureiro, J. Lobo Pimentel, F. Monteiro, J. Monteiro, P. Azevedo, A. Costa, G. Brum, A. Bugalho de Almeida (Lisboa, Portugal). Serum levels of IL-6 in severe community-acquired pneumonia. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 4251

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