Brief report. Adenosine deaminase in childhood pulmonary tuberculosis: diagnostic value in serum
The diagnostic value of serum adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity was evaluated in childhood pulmonary tuberculosis. Serum ADA levels were measured in 20 children diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (group 1) and 150 children (group 2) including 128 with tuberculosis infection (Mantoux test positiv...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 1999-08, Vol.45 (4), p.245-247 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The diagnostic value of serum adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity was evaluated in childhood pulmonary tuberculosis. Serum ADA levels were measured in 20 children diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (group 1) and 150 children (group 2) including 128 with tuberculosis infection (Mantoux test positive) and 22 healthy children. In group 1, the mean serum ADA activity was 74.06 ± 18.5 U/l, which was significantly (p |
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| ISSN: | 0142-6338 1465-3664 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/tropej/45.4.245 |