A Case of Intractable Empyema Successfully Treated by Intrathoracic Infusion of Streptokinase-Streptodornase (SK-SD)

Japanese Journal of Chest Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 156-157

  Nishiwaki, Yoshiro ^a   Nakamura, Satoshi ^a   Serizawa, Atsushi ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTODORNASE; STREPTODORNASE PLUS STREPTOKINASE; STREPTOKINASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE;

EID: 0029994987     PISSN: 03853667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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