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Retrospective analysis of the clinical utility of multi-cytokine profiles in smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis

Xuemei Li, Weidong Zhao, Hong Han, Zhi Yang, Fengqing Bi and Yingchun He
Saudi Medical Journal July 2024, 45 (7) 658-666; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.7.20240310
Xuemei Li
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Li, Han, Yang, Bi, He), First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University; from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China; and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), Second Infectious Disease Hospital of Yunnan Province, Dali, Yunnan, China.
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From the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Li, Han, Yang, Bi, He), First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University; from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China; and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), Second Infectious Disease Hospital of Yunnan Province, Dali, Yunnan, China.
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From the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Li, Han, Yang, Bi, He), First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University; from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China; and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), Second Infectious Disease Hospital of Yunnan Province, Dali, Yunnan, China.
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From the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Li, Han, Yang, Bi, He), First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University; from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China; and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), Second Infectious Disease Hospital of Yunnan Province, Dali, Yunnan, China.
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From the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Li, Han, Yang, Bi, He), First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University; from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China; and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), Second Infectious Disease Hospital of Yunnan Province, Dali, Yunnan, China.
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Yingchun He
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Li, Han, Yang, Bi, He), First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University; from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China; and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory (Zhao), Second Infectious Disease Hospital of Yunnan Province, Dali, Yunnan, China.
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