title: [Diagnostic and prognostic significance of adenosine deaminase in acutely progressive pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: The paper provides data on the serum levels of adenosine deaminase (ADA) in patients with acutely progressive pulmonary tuberculosis (APPT). The highest levels corresponded to the severity of the disease, high bacterial isolation, the extent of destructive and infiltrative changes in lung tissue, and endotoxemia. This indicates that ADA measurement is an additional criterion for assessing the health status in APPT patients and the magnitude of destructive processes. Moreover, the measurement is of prognostic value as it provides an objective assessment of the course of an acute progressive process an the efficiency of chemotherapy used.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Balasaniants
authors.forename: O T
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Titarenko
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: D'iakova
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000243:Adenosine Deaminase
vernacular_title: Diagnosticheskoe i prognosticheskoe znachenie adenozindezaminazy pri ostroprogressiruiushchem tuberkuleze legkikh