Comparative Evaluation of Pleural Fluid Adenos- ine Deaminase (Ada) Versus Lactate Dehydroge- nase/Adenosine Deaminase (Ldh/Ada) Ratio for  Distinguishing Tubercular From Non-Tubercular Pleural Effusions

Aisha Beg; Merajul Haque Siddiqui; Shailza Verma; Suhani Saxena; Usba Khalid

Aisha Beg Associate Professor, Departmentof Biochemistry, Integral Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Merajul Haque Siddiqui
Shailza Verma Professor and Head, Departmentof Biochemistry College, Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kohima
Suhani Saxena Student, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Usba Khalid Student, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Keywords: Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), Non-tuberculous pleural effusion (NTPE), Adenosine deaminase (ADA), Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)

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