Adenosine deaminase (ADA) in diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusions in a developing country and region with average incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis

B. Zaric, V. Kuruc, M. Markovic, V. Canak (Sremska Kamenica, Serbia And Montenegro; Vienna, Austria)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Immunology and genetics of tuberculosis
Session: Immunology and genetics of tuberculosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2980
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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