Intrapleural t-PA plus DNase improved clinical outcomes in patients with pleural infection

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Mathur, Praveen N ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; DORNASE ALFA; PLACEBO;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PH; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 83755183812     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-12-201112200-02009     Document Type: Note

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