The use of adenosine deaminase and interferon-γ as diagnostic tools for tuberculous pericarditis

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 900-905

  Burgess, Lesley J ^a   Reuter, Helmuth ^a   Carstens, Machteld E ^a   Taljaard, J J Frans ^a   Doubell, Anton F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adenosine deaminase; Interferon ; Tuberculous pericarditis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; RIFATER; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036385932     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.3.900     Document Type: Article

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