CSF Adenosine Deaminase Levels in Meningitis

Authors : Madhur Gupta, Sunita Tibdewal

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Volume : 6

Issue : 1

Year : 2000

Page No : 189-191

Background Tuberculosis kills five lakh patients in India every year, out of which 7-12 % are with meningeal involvement. Delay in its diagnosis and in initiation of treatment results in poor prognosis and sequlae in up to 25% of cases. The aim of the present study is to look for a simple, rapid, cost effective, non-invasive and fairly specific test in differentiating tubercular etiology from other causes. Methods Forty patients between the age of 6 - 24 months attending hospital with symptoms… Expand