[Measurement of adenosine deaminase activity (ADA) in the pleural fluid].
ADA was examined in pleural fluid in cases of tuberculous and cancerous pleurisy. The level of ADA in pleural fluid in tuberculosis group (59.6 +/- 33.6 U/L) was significantly higher than that of cancerous group (13.3 +/- 4.0 U/L) (P less than 0.01). The positive rates were 90.0% and 3.3% respectively.
Department of Tuberculosis, Hospital of PLA, Beijing.
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D000243:Adenosine Deaminase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009700:Nucleoside Deaminases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000201:enzymology*; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000201:enzymology*
D009700:Nucleoside Deaminases; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase