Intrapleural tenectaplase therapy in treatment of loculated parapneumonic pleural effusions and empyema

Alaa Refaat (Kuwait, Kuwait), Alaa Refaat, Nasr Affara, Tark Muhsen, Moataz Salahuddin

Source: International Congress 2015 – Clinical issues in CAP: microbiological and radiological determinants
Session: Clinical issues in CAP: microbiological and radiological determinants
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2595
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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Alaa Refaat (Kuwait, Kuwait), Alaa Refaat, Nasr Affara, Tark Muhsen, Moataz Salahuddin. Intrapleural tenectaplase therapy in treatment of loculated parapneumonic pleural effusions and empyema. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 2595

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