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Comment
. 2023 Apr 1;207(7):949.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202210-1916LE.

Is the Urokinase Plasminogen Activator/Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Ratio a Marker of Sonographic Septations in Pleural Infection?

Taro Yasuma  1 , Corina N D'Alessandro-Gabazza  1 , Tetsu Kobayashi  2 , Esteban C Gabazza  1 , Hajime Fujimoto  2
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Is the Urokinase Plasminogen Activator/Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Ratio a Marker of Sonographic Septations in Pleural Infection?

Taro Yasuma et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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    Bedawi EO, Kanellakis NI, Rahman NM. Bedawi EO, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Apr 1;207(7):950. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202211-2110LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023. PMID: 36413773 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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