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Pleural fluid ADA activity in tuberculous pleurisy can be low in elderly, critically ill patients with multi-organ failure
BACKGROUND: Adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity is typically elevated in patients with tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), but low ADA has occasionally been reported in patients with TPE. The characteristics of these patients are not well-known, and erroneous exclusion of the possibility of TPE can r...
Autores principales: | Kim, Sae Byol, Shin, Beomsu, Lee, Ji-Ho, Lee, Seok Jeong, Lee, Myoung Kyu, Lee, Won-Yeon, Yong, Suk Joong, Kim, Sang-Ha |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6958564/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31937286 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-1049-6 |
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