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adenosine deaminase in pleural fluid

Clinical significance: - value > 60-70 U/L highly specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (tuberculous pleural effusion) - value < 40 U/L virtually excludes Mycobacterium tuberculosis (tuberculous pleural effusion) when pleural fluid lymphocytes > 75% [2]

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adenosine deaminase (adenosine aminohydrolase, ADA) pleural effusion

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adenosine deaminase in body fluid

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  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, 17. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012, 2015.
  2. Light RW. Update on tuberculous pleural effusion. Respirology. 2010 Apr;15(3):451-8. Epub 2010 Mar 21. PMID: 20345583 Review.