Adenosine deaminase for diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE:Pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA) is a useful diagnostic test for tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), but its exact threshold and accuracy in clinical decision-making is unclear. We aimed to assess diagnostic performance of ADA in TPE and to clarify its optimal diagnostic threshold....

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Main Authors: Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal, Ritesh Agarwal, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Sahajal Dhooria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213728