Utility of adenosine deaminase (ADA), PCR & thoracoscopy in differentiating tuberculous & non-tuberculous pleural effusion complicating chronic kidney disease

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Pleural effusion is a common occurrence in patients with late-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD). In developing countries, many effusions remain undiagnosed after pleural fluid analysis (PFA) and patients are empirically treated with antitubercular therapy. The aim of th...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Sravan, Agarwal, Ritesh, Bal, Amanjit, Sharma, Kusum, Singh, Navneet, Aggarwal, Ashutosh N., Verma, Indu, Rana, Satyawati V., Jha, Vivekanand
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4442328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25963491

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4442328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25963491

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