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Adenosine Deaminase Levels in CSF of Tuberculous Meningitis Patients

Author(s) -

Bharat Gupta

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of clinical medicine research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-3011

pISSN - 1918-3003

DOI - 10.4021/jocmr429w

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculous meningitis , etiology , cutoff , tuberculosis , adenosine deaminase , predictive value , cerebrospinal fluid , meningitis , gastroenterology , surgery , pathology , adenosine , physics , quantum mechanics

Tuberculosis kills five lakh patients in India every year, out of which 7-12 % are with meningeal involvement. Delay in its diagnosis and in initiation of treatment results in poor prognosis and sequlae in up to 25% of cases. The aim of the present study is to look for a simple, rapid, cost effective, non-invasive and fairly specific test in differentiating tubercular etiology from other causes.

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