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Differentiating between tuberculous and non-tuberculous pleural effusions using the pleural fluid ratio of 10× adenosine deaminase/lactate dehydrogenase

BACKGROUND: Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is a sensitive marker of tuberculous pleural effusion (TBPE). However, in pleural effusion (PE), the detection of ADA alone cannot be used to determine whether the increase in the ADA level is caused by the rising proportion of macrophages and lymphocytes in the...

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Autores principales: Li, Yan, Chen, Zhujun, Yang, Pan, Duan, Hailing, He, Jian, Gong, Liang, Zhao, Lintao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10267918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37324069
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-23-383