Significance of cerebrospinal fluid adenosine deaminase isoenzymes in tuberculous (TB) meningitis

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 236-238

  Schutte, C M ^a,b   Ungerer, J P J ^a   Du Plessis, H ^b   Van Der Meyden, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chronic meningitis; Diagnosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ADENOSINE DEAMINASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MONOCYTE; PLEURA EFFUSION; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0034820552     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.1033     Document Type: Article

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