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Serum Amyloid Alpha in Parapneumonic Effusions

Study objectives. To assess serum amyloid alpha (SAA) pleural fluid levels in parapneumonic effusion (PPE) and to investigate SAA diagnostic performance in PPE diagnosis and outcome. Methods. We studied prospectively 57 consecutive patients with PPE (empyema (EMP), complicated (CPE), and uncomplicat...

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Autores principales: Boultadakis, Vagelis, Skouras, Vasilis, Makris, Demosthenes, Damianaki, Aggeliki, Nikoulis, Dimitrios J., Kiropoulos, Theodoros, Oikonomidi, Smaragda, Tsilioni, Irene, Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3163023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21876610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/237638