Alkaline phosphatase: Distinguishing between tuberculous and nontuberculous pleural effusion
<b>Objectives: </b> To evaluate the value of pleural fluid alkaline phosphatase and pleural fluid/serum alkaline phosphatase ratio for the purpose of differentiating tuberculous from nontuberculous pleural effusion.<b> Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 60 indoor patient...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Lung India |
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| Online Access: | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2009;volume=26;issue=3;spage=77;epage=80;aulast=Jadhav |