Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 7 , Pages 1106-1110 , July 2005

Diagnosis of parapneumonic pleural effusion by polymerase chain reaction in children

  • Luis Felipe Menezes-Martins

      Affiliations

    • Surgery Department of Hospital São Lucas, Brazil
    • ,
  • José João Menezes-Martins

      Affiliations

    • Surgery Department of Hospital São Lucas, Brazil
    • ,
  • Vinicius S. Michaelsen

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Pesquisas Biomédicas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 90.610-000
    • ,
  • Bibiana B. Aguiar

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Pesquisas Biomédicas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 90.610-000
    • ,
  • Taisa Ermel

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Pesquisas Biomédicas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 90.610-000
    • ,
  • Denise C. Machado

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Pesquisas Biomédicas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 90.610-000
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 51 3320 3000x2364; fax: +55 51 3320 3312.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.057

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 7 , Pages 1106-1110 , July 2005

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