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IL-6 and TNFα in ascitic fluid during spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

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    J. Deviere MD, J. Content MD, A. Crusiaux MS & E. Dupont MD

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Deviere, J., Content, J., Crusiaux, A. et al. IL-6 and TNFα in ascitic fluid during spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Digest Dis Sci 36, 123–124 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01300100

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