What are the biochemical parameters of pleural fluid that best identify parapneumonic effusions?

Ann Clin Biochem. 2009 Mar;46(Pt 2):176-7. doi: 10.1258/acb.2008.008198. Epub 2009 Jan 16.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Deaminase / analysis
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Body Fluids / chemistry*
  • Empyema, Pleural / diagnosis*
  • Empyema, Pleural / etiology
  • Female
  • Glucose / analysis
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / analysis
  • Lactic Acid / analysis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleural Effusion / diagnosis*
  • Pleural Effusion / etiology
  • Pneumonia / complications

Substances

  • Lactic Acid
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
  • Adenosine Deaminase
  • Glucose