Optimising the utility of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion

Introduction: Pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (pfADA) is a simple, rapid and inexpensive surrogate marker for tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE). A nationwide cut-off of 40 U/L is currently used based on overseas data. There is a need to optimise the diagnostic utility of pfADA by establishing a l...

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Auteurs principaux: Nai-Chien Huan, Inn Shih Khor, Hema Yamini Ramarmuty, Ming Yao Lim, Kai Choon Ng, Alfieyanto Syaripuddin, Qin Zhi Lee, Wee Jing Teo, Kunji Kannan Sivaraman Kannan
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Langue:EN
Publié: SAGE Publishing 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/b0eb988403584e31a626af171982c63b
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