Cytokine levels correlate with a radiologic score in active pulmonary tuberculosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 143-148

  Casarini, Massimo ^b   Ameglio, Franco ^b   Alemanno, Lucilla ^b   Zangrilli, Profeta ^b   Mattia, Paolo ^b   Paone, Gregorino ^b   Bisetti, Alberto ^b   Giosuè, Sandro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032932501     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.1.9803066     Document Type: Article

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