Combined use of pleural adenosine deaminase with lymphocyte/neutrophil ratio: Increased specificity for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleuritis

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 414-419

  Burgess, Lesley J ^a   Maritz, Frans J ^a   Le Roux, Irene ^a   Taljaard, J J Frans ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

adenosine deaminase activity; differential cell count; lymphocyte neutrophil ratio; tuberculous pleuritis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

EID: 0030042888     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.2.414     Document Type: Article

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