Rapid Diagnosis of Infectious Pleural Effusions by Use of Reagent Strips
Open Access
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 31 (4) , 914-919
- https://doi.org/10.1086/318140
Abstract
Reagent strips have not yet been tested for use in the diagnosis of infectious pleural effusions. A reagent strip was used to evaluate 82 patients wiKeywords
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