Why the study?
Diagnosis of tubercular pleural effusion is difficult because conventional methods have low diagnostic yield, prompting evaluation of adenosine deaminase for etiological classification.
Does pleural fluid ADA estimation accurately diagnose tuberculous exudative pleural effusion in patients presenting with exudative pleural effusion?
Does pleural fluid ADA estimation accurately diagnose tuberculous exudative pleural effusion in patients presenting with exudative pleural effusion?
Pleural fluid ADA >40 IU/L provides high diagnostic accuracy for tuberculous pleural effusion, aiding in etiological classification.
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May aid etiological diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions; leaves open prospective validation before routine adoption.
Mittal et al. (2020) studied this question.
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