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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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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Asunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Tuberculosis
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Adenosina Desaminasa
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Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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Adulto
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Persona de Mediana Edad
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
Año:
1990
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Artículo
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