Markers of acute-phase response in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis Marcadores de resposta de fase aguda no tratamento da tuberculose pulmonar
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First submission on 11/08/14; last submission on 27/11/14; accepted for publication on 29/11/14; published on 20/12/14 1. Biomedicine student; nursing technician at the Tuberculosis Programme of the Municipal Health Department of Itajaí. 2. Pulmonologist at the Tuberculosis Programme of the Municipal Health Department of Itajaí. 3. MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences by Vale do Itajaí University (Univali); teaching the disciplines of Clinical Bacteriology and Microbiology of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at Univali. 4. Phd in Clinical and Toxicological Analysos by Minas Gerais Federal University (UFMG); teaching the discipline of Hematology of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at Univali. ABStrACt
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تاریخ انتشار 2015