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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |