The comparative value of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase and neopterin levels in diagnostic utility of pleural tuberculosis

Kosar, Filiz; Yurt, Sibel; Yigitbas, Burcu; Seker, Baris; Ozcelik, Hatice; Uzun, Hafize

doi:10.5578/tt.9973

The comparative value of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase and neopterin levels in diagnostic utility of pleural tuberculosis

Kosar F., Yurt S., Yigitbas B. A., Seker B., Ozcelik H. K., Uzun H.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, vol.63, no.4, pp.243-249, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 63 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.5578/tt.9973
Journal Name: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.243-249
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to evaluate and compare the diagnostic accuracy of pleura levels of adenosinedeaminase (ADA) and neopterin for the differential diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (TP).