Diagnostic Value of Lactoferrin Analysis in Pleural Effusions
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Diagnostic value of lactoferrin analysis in pleural effusions.
Lactoferrin was analysed with an ELISA in pleural effusions from 21 patients with malignant exudative effusions (15 carcinomas and 6 mesotheliomas), 12 patients with non-malignant exudative effusions of unknown aetiology, 11 patients with transudative effusions due to congestive heart failure, 12 patients with exudative effusions secondary to infection, and 2 patients with tuberculous effusions...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
سال: 1994
ISSN: 1434-6621,1437-4331
DOI: 10.1515/cclm.1994.32.7.521