The dubious value of cerebrospinal fluid adenosine deaminase measurement for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis

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Pieter Ekermans
Adriano Dusé
Jaya George
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[1] University of Witwatersrand and National Health Laboratory Service,Department of Chemical Pathology
[2] University of Witwatersrand and National Health Laboratory Service,Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
[3] University of Witwatersrand and National Health Laboratory Service,Department of Chemical Pathology and Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences
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BMC Infectious Diseases | / 17卷
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Tuberculosis; Meningitis; Adenosine deaminase; Giusti; Pre-analytical; Youden;
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