Serum adenosine deaminase activity and its isoenzyme in patients treated for tuberculosis

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-14

  Al Rokayan, Salman ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adenosine deaminase; Isoenzymes; Leukocyte counts; Serum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ISOENZYME; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL COUNT; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037259822     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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