The differential diagnostic values of cytokine levels in pleural effusions

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 2005, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-8

  Akarsu, Saadet ^a   Kurt, A Nese Citak ^a   Dogan, Yasar ^a   Yilmaz, Erdal ^a   Godekmerdan, Ahmet ^a   Aygun, A Denizmen ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOKINES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYDRO-LYASES; INFANT; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTEINS; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 21744454714     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/MI.2005.2     Document Type: Article

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