Differentiation of sarcoidosis from tuberculosis by use of electron capture gas-liquid chromatography

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Volumn 174, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 349-358

  Almenoff, P L ^a,b   Brooks, J B ^c   Johnson, A ^d   Lesser, M ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d Hampton VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

FPEC; GLC; Sarcoidosis; TSA; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; TUBERCULOSTEARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029768901     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00164632     Document Type: Article

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