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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-11
pubmed:abstractText
Current tools for the diagnosis of tuberculosis pleural effusions are sub-optimal. Data about the value of new diagnostic technologies are limited, particularly, in high burden settings. Preliminary case control studies have identified IFN-gamma-inducible-10 kDa protein (IP-10) as a promising diagnostic marker; however, its diagnostic utility in a day-to-day clinical setting is unclear. Detection of LAM antigen has not previously been evaluated in pleural fluid.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1932-6203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
e4689
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Adenosine Deaminase, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Antigens, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Biopsy, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Chemokine CXCL10, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Endemic Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Mycobacterium tuberculosis, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Pleural Effusion, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Pleural Effusion, Malignant, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-South Africa, pubmed-meshheading:19277111-Tuberculosis, Pleural
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical diagnostic utility of IP-10 and LAM antigen levels for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusions in a high burden setting.
pubmed:affiliation
Lung Infection and Immunity Unit & CTBRI, UCT Lung Institute & Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. keertan.dheda@uct.ac.za
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't