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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The pleural fluid/serum cholinesterase ratio (PF/S) is the most efficient parameter to differentiate transudates from exudates. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether its determination might yield additional diagnostic information in pleural exudates. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 167 patients with the diagnosis of pleural exudate were studied: 74 carcinomatous, 32 tuberculous, 31 parapneumonic, 30 other causes. Pleural fluids were divided on the basis of lymphocyte or polymorphonuclear predominance and were grouped according to diagnosis. The PF/S cholinesterase ratio was determined in all patient. RESULTS:In lymphocytic exudates, when PF/S ratio was < 0.42 pleural effusion was classified as malignant, with a sensitivity (S) of 56% (95% CI: 43%-66%) and a specificity (SP) of 90% (95% CI: 78%-95%). For the diagnosis of tuberculosis, in the total of pleural effusions, a ratio > or = 0.45 showed a S of 97% (95% CI: 82%-99%) and a SP of 51% (95% CI: 42%-59%). CONCLUSIONS:The PF/S cholinesterase ratio yielded an useful information on the diagnosis of pleural exudates. Thus, in our series of patients, a ratio < 0.42 in a lymphocytic effusion suggested a malignant origin, and a ratio < 0.45 practically ruled out tuberculosis, irrespective of the cellular predominance in the pleural fluid.
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Rev Clin Espjournal_title
Revista clinica espanolaauthors
García Pachón E,Padilla Navas Isubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-06-01 00:00:00pages
402-5issue
6eissn
0014-2565issn
1578-1860journal_volume
197pub_type
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.1157/13074165
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更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rce.2016.01.002
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1157/13077119
更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1157/13056791
更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rce.2014.08.013
更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rce.2015.08.002
更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rce.2020.06.008
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rce.2017.10.001
更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 传,历史文章,杂志文章
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
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更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rce.2015.06.005
更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rce.2014.08.008
更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Quantification of stroke risk is not always performed in hypertensive patients in Primary Care. METHODS:This was an epidemiological study in hypertensive patients aged 55 years and older attending primary care centres in Spain. The D'Agostino Stroke Risk Scale, using data from the Framingham ...
journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1157/13128673
更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Revista clinica espanola
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0014-2565(02)71084-9
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