European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 89-92 , April 2004

Accuracy of chest sonography and polymorphonuclear elastase in the assessment of bacterial pleural effusion

  • Carmen Alemán

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University, Barcelona, 08025 Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. C/Joaquin Ruyra 8, 1° 3a, Barcelona, 08025 Spain Tel.: +34-11343-4571351.
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  • José Alegre

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University, Barcelona, 08025 Spain
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  • Jordi Andreu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Rosa Ma Segura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Lluı́s Armadans

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Delia Sureda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Ana Vázquez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University, Barcelona, 08025 Spain
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  • Daniel Iglesias

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University, Barcelona, 08025 Spain
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  • Tomás Fernández de Sevilla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University, Barcelona, 08025 Spain

Received 1 July 2003 ,Revised 9 December 2003 ,Accepted 18 December 2003.

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☆ Supported in part by FISS grant: 98/0747.

PII: S0953-6205(04)00004-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2003.12.007

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 89-92 , April 2004

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