The diagnostic value of ARB in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL), total ADA, interferon gamma (IFN gamma) and serum total ADA and IFN gamma in tuberculosis cases presenting as clinically and radiologically with negative smear

Y. S. Intepe, M. Kiyik, H. C. Tigin, T. Karadeli, A. Durmaz, H. Ozyurt, S. Cikrikcioglu (Istanbul, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Diagnostic advances in tuberculosis
Session: Diagnostic advances in tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2529
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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Y. S. Intepe, M. Kiyik, H. C. Tigin, T. Karadeli, A. Durmaz, H. Ozyurt, S. Cikrikcioglu (Istanbul, Turkey). The diagnostic value of ARB in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL), total ADA, interferon gamma (IFN gamma) and serum total ADA and IFN gamma in tuberculosis cases presenting as clinically and radiologically with negative smear. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 2529

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