Adenosine deaminase in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion

Chest

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 334-336

  Kataria, Y P ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ADENOSINE DEAMINASE 1; ADENOSINE DEAMINASE 2; GAMMA INTERFERON; LYSOZYME; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EXUDATE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

EID: 0034824566     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.2.334     Document Type: Editorial

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