To assess diagnostic utility of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA), interferon-l (IFN) and lymphocyte/neutrophil (L/N) ratio in differentiating tubercular and non-tubercular exudative pleural effusion

Varuna Jethani (Dehradun, India), Varuna Jethani, Girish Sindhwani, Vinit Mehrotra, Aarti Kotwal, Rakhee Khanduri

Source: International Congress 2016 – Non-tuberculous mycobacteria: HIV-TB co-infection and adenosine deaminase (ADA)
Session: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria: HIV-TB co-infection and adenosine deaminase (ADA)
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2767
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Varuna Jethani (Dehradun, India), Varuna Jethani, Girish Sindhwani, Vinit Mehrotra, Aarti Kotwal, Rakhee Khanduri. To assess diagnostic utility of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA), interferon-l (IFN) and lymphocyte/neutrophil (L/N) ratio in differentiating tubercular and non-tubercular exudative pleural effusion. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2767

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