Tuberculous empyema: combined intrapleural therapy might be an alternative.

J Bras Pneumol

. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP), Brasil.

Published: November 2022

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