Pleural fluid characteristics of tuberculous pleural effusions

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 540-543

  McGrath, Emmet E ^a   Warriner, David ^a   Anderson, Paul B ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GAMMA INTERFERON; LEPTIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; BLOOD BIOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXUDATE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY; CASE REPORT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 77950310419     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.12.004     Document Type: Review

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