The usefulness of serum adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2) activity in adults for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 607-610

  Conde, M B ^a   Marinho, S R ^a   De Fatima Pereira, M ^a   Lapa E Silva, J R ^a   Saad, M H F ^b   Sales, C L ^a   Ho, J L ^c   Kritski, A L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosino deaminase; Diagnosis; Pulmonary infection; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ISOENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0036694628     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2001.1273     Document Type: Article

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