Pleural fluid myeloperoxidase as a marker of infectious pleural effusions

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 357-362

  Alegre, José ^a   Jufresa, Jordi ^a   Alemán, Carmen ^a   Segura, Rosa ^a   Armadans, Lluis ^a   Marti, Ramón ^a   Cervera, Carlos ^a   Fernández de Sevilla, Tomás ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Myeloperoxidase; Pleuritis; Proteins

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; LYSOZYME; MARKER; MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; NEUTROPHIL; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034963986     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(01)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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