Performance of the quantification of adenosine deaminase and determination of the lactate dehydrogenase/adenosine deaminase ratio for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in children and adolescents
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of determining the adenosine deaminase (ADA) level, the 2’-deoxyadenosine/ADA ratio, and the LDH/ADA ratio in pleural fluid for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (PT) in children and adolescents. Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional stu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/jbpneu/v47n2/1806-3756-jbpneu-47-02-e20200558.pdf |