Pleural Fluid Adenosine Deaminase Values in Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleural Effusion in South Khorasan Province
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Evaluation of usefulness of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase in diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion from empyema
Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a contagious bacterial infection which is the highly endemic disease in India that involves the lungs. It spreads to other organs. PTB is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis[1]. Tuberculosis is second only to HIV/AIDS as the greatest killer worldwide due to a single infectious agent. Rapid diagnosis and prompt treatment is required to reverse the mo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2383-2894
DOI: 10.17795/zjrms-5219