Differential diagnosis of tuberculous and malignant pleurisy using pleural fluid adenosine deaminase and interferon gamma in Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 88-94

  Liu, Yung Ching ^a,b   Shin Jung Lee, Susan ^c,d   Chen, Yao Shen ^c,e   Tu, Hui Zin ^c   Chen, Bao Chen ^c   Huang, Tsi Shu ^c,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adenosine deaminase; Interferon gamma; Malignant pleurisy; Pleural effusion; Tuberculous pleurisy

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT PLEURISY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY FLUIDS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 79952898173     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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