Biochemical Markers in Pleural Fluid for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleural Effusion: A Retrospective Study
Natalia Zaporojan, Ramona Hodișan, Claudiu Zaporojan, Andreea Atena Zaha, Andrei Nicolae Csep, Dana Carmen Zaha · 2026
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Description
Tuberculosis fluid around the lung is hard to confirm because the germs are scarce in it, so doctors lean on the fluid's chemistry. Natalia Zaporojan and five co-authors reviewed 325 suspected cases from 2016 to 2024 in a 2026 study, grading four routine markers and two ratios against culture and gene tests.
Only twenty-three samples grew the germ, and gene testing, done in a fifth of patients, found it nineteen times. Against those hard standards, the enzyme ADA, total protein, LDH, and their ratios were scored for sensitivity, specificity, and curve area, with best cutoffs chosen statistically. The authors aim the results at clinics where fancy tests are out of reach.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Natalia Zaporojan, Ramona Hodișan, Claudiu Zaporojan, Andreea Atena Zaha, Andrei Nicolae Csep, Dana Carmen Zaha |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |