Rethinking the cut-off value for pleural effusion adenosine deaminase and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in a setting of low TB incidence

R. Martins Natal (Guarda, Portugal), L. Ribeiro (Covilhã, Portugal), G. Samouco (Guarda, Portugal), F. Jesus (Guarda, Portugal), F. Pereira Silva (Guarda, Portugal), L. Vaz Rodrigues (Guarda, Portugal)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – The young, the old and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session: The young, the old and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 1558
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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