Role of Adenosine Deaminase Estimation in Differentiation of Tuberculous and Non-tuberculous Exudative Pleural Effusions

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis kills five lakh patients every year in India, commonest being pulmonary tuberculosis and is often associated with effusion. Delay in diagnosis and treatment results in poor prognosis. Several studies have suggested the role of adenosine deaminase (ADA) in the diagnosis of tu...

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Main Authors: Gupta, Bharat Kumar, Bharat, Vinay, Bandyopadhyay, Debapriya
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elmer Press 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3140883/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21811524
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4021/jocmr2010.03.280w
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