A Hospital Based Study on Estimation of Adenosine Deaminase Activity (ADA) in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) in Various Types of Meningitis
Objective: Tuberculosis kills 3.70 lakh patients in India every year,out of which 7-12 % are meningeal involvement. Delay in its diagnosis and initiation of treatment results in poor prognosis and squeal in up to 25% of cases. The aim of the present study is to look for a simple, rapid, cost eff...
Main Authors: | Ashok Kumar Agarwal, Sonia Bansal, Vidya Nand |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2014-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4012/23-%207154_E(Ra)_F(P)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAK).pdf |
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