The Ratio Between the Percentage of Lymphocytes and Glucose Levels in Pericardial Fluid as a Method to Diagnose Tuberculous Pericarditis |
Yang, Kyung-Ho
(Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital)
Song, Yoon-Suk (Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital) Jung, Sun-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital) Kim, Tae-Jin (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital of Inje University) Yoon, Shin-Eui (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Jeong, Yong-Suk (Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital) Cho, Kil-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital) Kim, Young-Bok (Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital) |
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