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. 1974 Aug 3;3(5926):317-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5926.317.

A further application of the nitroblue tetrazolium test

R M Rowan, A M Gordon, A K Chaudhuri, F Moran

A further application of the nitroblue tetrazolium test

R M Rowan et al. Br Med J. .

Abstract

The nitroblue tetrazolium (N.B.T.) test was performed on patients in whom a differential diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism or lobar pneumonia existed. The mean N.B.T. score in healthy subjects was 6.4% (range 1%-15%). Patients with uncomplicated pulmonary thromboembolism showed a mean N.B.T. value of 7.5% (range 3%-12%). In patients with lobar pneumonia the mean N.B.T. score was 42.4% (range 21%-85%). These results suggest that the N.B.T. test is of value in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism and lobar pneumonia.

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