Utility of lactate dehydrogenase vs radiographic severity in the differential diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1187-1192

  Boldt, Michael J ^a   Bai, Tony R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

AIDS; bacterial pneumonia; HIV infection; lung infections; PCP

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030968137     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.5.1187     Document Type: Article

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