Utility of adenosine deaminase (ADA), PCR & thoracoscopy in differentiating tuberculous & non-tuberculous pleural effusion complicating chronic kidney disease

Utility of adenosine deaminase (ADA), PCR & thoracoscopy in differentiating tuberculous & non-tuberculous pleural effusion complicating chronic kidney disease

Background & objectives: Pleural effusion is a common occurrence in patients with late-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD). In developing countries, many effusions remain undiagnosed after pleural fluid analysis (PFA) and patients are empirically treated with antitubercular therapy. The aim of th...

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Main Authors: Sravan Kumar, Ritesh Agarwal, Amanjit Bal, Kusum Sharma, Navneet Singh, Ashutosh N Aggarwal, Indu Verma, Satyawati V Rana, Vivekanand Jha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
ADA - chronic renal failure - CKD - PCR - pleurisy - thoracoscopy - tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2015;volume=141;issue=3;spage=308;epage=314;aulast=Kumar

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