Cytokines in BAL fluid from pneumococcal pneumonia

P. Jimenez, X. Cabezas, M. Meneses, F. Saldias, E. Blackburn (Valdivia, Chile)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Community- and hospital-acquired pneumonias: inflammatory mechanisms, epidemiology and therapy

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