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1520547

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-14
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to confirm that ascitic fluid determination of adenosine deaminase activity (ADA) is useful for the diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis. 109 patients with ascites have been studied; 4 had tuberculous peritonitis and 105 nontuberculous ascites. The mean value of ascitic fluid AQDA was 0.587 +/- 0.2 uKat/l in tuberculous peritonitis and 0.11 +/- 0.1 uKat/l in nontuberculous ascites (p less than 0.001). An ADA value upper than 0.40 uKat/l has a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 99% for diagnosing tuberculous peritonitis. Ascitic fluid determination of ADA is simple, cheap and has a good diagnostic accuracy. In countries with high incidence of tuberculosis, measurement of ADA in ascitic fluid should be used as screening test for tuberculosis.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1130-0108
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
32-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
[The value of ADA in peritoneal tuberculosis].
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de Bellvitge-Prínceps d'Espanya, Barcelona.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract