Alkaline phosphatase: Distinguishing between tuberculous and nontuberculous pleural effusion

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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Main Authors: Jadhav Ashish, Bardapurkar Jayashree, Jain Anuradha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Alkaline phosphatase
differentiation
pleural effusion
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2009;volume=26;issue=3;spage=77;epage=80;aulast=Jadhav

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