Serum Amyloid Alpha in Parapneumonic Effusions

• Main Authors: Vagelis Boultadakis (Author), Vasilis Skouras (Author), Demosthenes Makris (Author), Aggeliki Damianaki (Author), Dimitrios J. Nikoulis (Author), Theodoros Kiropoulos (Author), Smaragda Oikonomidi (Author), Irene Tsilioni (Author), Konstantinos Gourgoulianis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Study objectives. To assess serum amyloid alpha (SAA) pleural fluid levels in parapneumonic effusion (PPE) and to investigate SAA diagnostic performance in PPE diagnosis and outcome. Methods. We studied prospectively 57 consecutive patients with PPE (empyema (EMP), complicated (CPE), and uncomplicat...