Laboratorial characteristics of pleural effusions, a new diagnostic tool for pleuropulmonary paragonimus

A. Higashi, H. Kanazawa, Y. Koreeda, K. Kubota, Y. Hagihara, K. Arimura, M. Kawabata, N. Higashi (Kagoshima, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Community-acquired pneumonia: from aetiology to complication
Session: Community-acquired pneumonia: from aetiology to complication
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3942
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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