BALF phospholipids and cytokines released by alveolar macrophages in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis and tuberculosis

I. L. Katovich, A. D. Tahanovich, G. L. Borodina, G. N. Tamashakina (Minsk, Belarus)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Different methods for the diagnosis of pulmonary and pleural tuberculosis
Session: Different methods for the diagnosis of pulmonary and pleural tuberculosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1376
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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