Adenosine Deaminase Activity Is a Sensitive Marker for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleuritis in Patients with Very Low CD4 Counts

Kamaldeen Baba; Anwar A. Hoosen; Nina Langeland; Anne M. Dyrhol-Riise

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002788

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Adenosine Deaminase Activity Is a Sensitive Marker for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleuritis in Patients with Very Low CD4 Counts

Kamaldeen Baba ,

* E-mail: adeola12@yahoo.co.uk

Affiliations Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Center for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Department of Microbiological Pathology, University of Limpopo, Limpopo, South Africa
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Anwar A. Hoosen,

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Pathology, University of Limpopo, Limpopo, South Africa
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Nina Langeland,

Affiliations Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Anne M. Dyrhol-Riise

Affiliations Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Adenosine Deaminase Activity Is a Sensitive Marker for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleuritis in Patients with Very Low CD4 Counts

Kamaldeen Baba,
Anwar A. Hoosen,
Nina Langeland,
Anne M. Dyrhol-Riise

Published: July 30, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002788

About the Authors

Kamaldeen Baba

* E-mail: adeola12@yahoo.co.uk

Affiliations Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Center for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Department of Microbiological Pathology, University of Limpopo, Limpopo, South Africa

Anwar A. Hoosen

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Pathology, University of Limpopo, Limpopo, South Africa

Nina Langeland

Affiliations Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Anne M. Dyrhol-Riise

Affiliations Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KB AAH NL AMDR. Analyzed the data: KB AAH NL AMDR. Wrote the paper: KB AAH NL AMDR.

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