Serum neopterin level in cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia
Abstract Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) sometimes has diagnostic difficulties and a lot of differential diagnosis such as pneumonia. The aim of this work was to assess the role of serum neopterin in differentiating between pulmonary TB and pneumonia and to estimate the effect of antitubercul...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2016-06-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.184360 |