Serum neopterin level in cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia

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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Main Authors: Wafaa S. El-Shimy, Adel S. Bediwy, Azza M. Hassan, Lamiaa R. Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Subjects:
neopterin
pneumonia
pulmonary tuberculosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.184360

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