AFB culture and adenosine deaminase levels in subjects with tubercular pleural effusion
Keywords:
adenosine deaminase, acid fast bacilli culture, tuberculosis, pleural effusion, non-tubercular pleural effusion, pleural fluidAbstract
Background: Tuberculosis is the communicable infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacteria (MTB). Tuberculosis generally affects lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. ADA has been found to be useful parameter to conclude the tubercular etiology. Tuberculous Pleural effusion is diagnosed by demonstration of tubercular bacilli in pleural fluid or granuloma in pleural biopsy specimen. Objectives of this study: The objectives of this study were to estimate ADA levels and to study AFB culture in subjects with and without tubercular pleural effusion. Materials and Methods: Biochemical analysis for Protein and Glucose were performed on Automated Biochemistry Analyser and ADA was estimated by ADA-MTB kit method. Cytological examination and ADA Microbiological demonstration of AFB by ZN stain and AFB culture was done by conventional LJ method. Statistical Analysis: Data were expressed as mean ± SD. The Student t test was used for the comparison. Statistical analysis was done using Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, and statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 software.
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