The pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase/adenosine deaminase ratio differentiates between tuberculous and parapneumonic pleural effusions

BACKGROUND: Although pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels are often used to distinguish between tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and parapneumonic pleural effusion (PPE), this can be challenging as the LDH level may vary from normal to severely increased i...

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Autores principales: Wang, Jinlin, Liu, Jun, Xie, Xiaohong, Shen, Panxiao, He, Jianxing, Zeng, Yunxiang
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/PMC5715489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29202740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0526-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29202740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0526-z

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