Diagnostic value of adenosine deaminase in nontuberculous lymphocytic pleural effusions

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 220-224

  Jimenez Castro D ^a   Diaz Nuevo G ^a   Perez Rodriguez E ^a   Light, R W ^b  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine deaminase; Pleural effusion; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXUDATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0037320976     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00051603     Document Type: Article

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