D-Dimer as a marker of fibrinolytic activity in complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema

E. Laserna, J. L. López-Campos, B. Romero, F. Rodríguez-Panadero, E. Barrot (Sevilla, Spain)

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

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