Efficacy of adenosine deaminase in the diagnosis of pleural effusions.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
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1990 Oct-Dec; 32(4): 205-8
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity was studied in 53 patients with pleural effusions. Patients with tuberculous pleural effusion (36) had significantly higher ADA activity (77.68 IU/L; P less than 0.001) in comparison to malignant (14.47 IU/L) and parapneumonic (28.65 IU/L) effusions. When tested with a reference limit of over 50.75 IU/L, the specificity of ADA activity was found to be 94.1 per cent. With a sensitivity of 100 per cent, low cost and easy performance pleural fluid ADA activity is proposed as a routine investigation for etiological diagnosis in pleural effusion.
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Main subject:
Pleural Effusion
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Tuberculosis
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Adenosine Deaminase
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Adult
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Middle Aged
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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