Value of adenosine deaminase (ADA) in ascitic fluid for the diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis: A meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 705-710

  Riquelme, Arnoldo ^a   Calvo, Mario ^b   Salech, Felipe ^a   Valderrama, Sebastián ^a   Pattillo, Alejandro ^a   Arellano, Marco ^a   Arrese, Marco ^a   Soza, Alejandro ^a   Viviani, Paola ^a   Letelier, Luz María ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Adenosine deaminase; Ascites; Meta analysis; Tuberculous peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE;

ASCITES FLUID; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ASCITIC FLUID; CLINICAL ENZYME TESTS; ENZYME TESTS; HUMANS; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33748462313     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200609000-00009     Document Type: Review

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