Pleural fluid interferon-γ and adenosine deaminase levels in tuberculosis pleural effusion: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 40-46

  Sharma, S K ^a,b   Banga, Amit ^a  

^a Pfizer Limited   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Biological markers; Cytokine; Diagnosis; Extrapulmonary tuberculosis; Paucibacillary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ETHAMBUTOL; GAMMA INTERFERON; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

ADA;

EID: 15244356195     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20054     Document Type: Article

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