Predictive Role of Serum Tumor Markers in Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Jingjing MA (Author), Dan XIA (Author), Jing HU (Author), Rui FU (Author), Lijun XU (Author), Ying ZHANG (Author), Mengying ZHANG (Author), Benhe LI (Author), Jianghua YANG (Author), Yufeng WEN (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is complicated and time-consuming currently. There was association of PTB with serum tumor markers. In this study we aimed to evaluate the predictive role of serum CA125, CA199 and CEA as diagnostic tools for PTB. Methods: This study was desi...