IL-8 in BAL-fluid of lung transplant patients: a possible predictive factor for upcoming acute rejection?

B. Vanaudenaerde, W. Wuyts, L. Dupont, D. Van Raemdonck, M. Demedts, G. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - New developments in lung transplantation
Session: New developments in lung transplantation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2074

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