Decreased heat-labile opsonic activity and complement levels associated with evidence of C3 breakdown products in infected pleural effusions.

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• Publication year

  1979

• Venue

  Journal of Clinical Investigation

• Publication date

  1979-02-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1172/JCI109306PMID 429556PMCID PMC371956
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