Constituent analysis may permit improved diagnosis of intra-abdominal abscess

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 335-339

  Galandiuk, Susan ^a   Gardner, Sarah Appel ^a   Heinzelmann, Michael ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; LYSOZYME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUS;

EID: 0029867740     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)89637-7     Document Type: Article

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