Combined use of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase and lymphocyte/neutrophil ratio for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion

Y. S. Hwang, M. K. Shin, H. C. Kim (Jinju, South Korea)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Diagnostic clinical and biological features in tuberculosis
Session: Diagnostic clinical and biological features in tuberculosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 336
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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Y. S. Hwang, M. K. Shin, H. C. Kim (Jinju, South Korea). Combined use of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase and lymphocyte/neutrophil ratio for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 336

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