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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 14, 1982 - Issue 3
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Loculated Pleural Empyema: Identification of Complement Breakdown Products in Contiguous Sterile Pleural Fluid

P. Daniel Lew Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, the WHO Immunology Research and Training Centre, Hôpital Cantonal and the Department of Microbiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Luc H. Perrin Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, the WHO Immunology Research and Training Centre, Hôpital Cantonal and the Department of Microbiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Francis A. Waldvogel Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, the WHO Immunology Research and Training Centre, Hôpital Cantonal and the Department of Microbiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Paul H. Lambert Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, the WHO Immunology Research and Training Centre, Hôpital Cantonal and the Department of Microbiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Pages 225-229 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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