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Abstract

The test is widely used in any clinical setting and the main indication for measuring blood albumin level is to determine the hypoalbuminemia, which can contribute to edema.2 In medical practice, the common conditions that can result in hypoalbuminemia include liver disease, glumerulopathy and protein malnutrition.2 The use of albumin as a biomarker for other conditions is very interesting issue in laboratory medicine. [...]the hypoalbuminemia can be seen in several conditions that have the problem of protein malnutrition. Serum Albumin for Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Patients Eligible for Antiretroviral Therapy Gerardo Alvarez-Uria*, Manoranjan Midde, Raghavakalyan Pakam, Praveen Kumar Naik Department of Infectious Diseases, Rural Development Trust Hospital, Bathalapalli, AP, India Received: 4 Dec. 2013, Revised: 10 Dec. 2013, Accepted: 14 Dec. 2013, ePublished: 16 Dec. 2013 Corresponding author:

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Title
Commentary on: Serum Albumin for Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Patients Eligible for Antiretroviral Therapy/Authors' reply: Serum Albumin for Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Patients Eligible for Antiretroviral Therapy
Author
Wiwanitkit, Viroj; Alvarez-Uria, Gerardo; Midde, Manoranjan; Pakam, Raghavakalyan; Naik, Praveen Kumar
Pages
199-202
Publication year
2013
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
ISSN
22285652
e-ISSN
22285660
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1509209936
Copyright
Copyright Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2013