The in vitro efficacy of varidase versus streptokinase or urokinase for liquefying thick purulent exudative material from loculated empyema

Lung

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-18

  Light, Richard W ^a,c   Nguyen, T ^b   Mulligan, M E ^b   Sasse, S A ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Empyema; Pleura; Streptodornase; Streptokinase; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

STREPTODORNASE; STREPTODORNASE PLUS STREPTOKINASE; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBRINOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0033995797     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004080000002     Document Type: Article

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