Factors affecting pleural fluid adenosine deaminase level and the implication on the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is useful in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE). This study aims to determine the factors affecting pleural fluid ADA levels and to establish the optimal ADA levels for diagnosis of TPE for different age groups. METHODS: This was a retrospective...

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Autores principales: Tay, Tunn Ren, Tee, Augustine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3835552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24238276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-546

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3835552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24238276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-546

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