The dubious value of cerebrospinal fluid adenosine deaminase measurement for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) can be extremely difficult in the absence of culture confirmation. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) adenosine deaminase (ADA) can potentially assist in this regard, although its current value remains unclear. The literature on the usefulness of CSF...

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Autores principales: Ekermans, Pieter, Dusé, Adriano, George, Jaya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5282858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2221-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5282858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2221-3

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