The diagnostic yield of ultrasound-guided cutting needle biopsy in the investigation of suspected pleural tuberculosis

R. Turner, O. Pirzada (Sheffield, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: invasive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions
Session: Tuberculosis: invasive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2700
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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R. Turner, O. Pirzada (Sheffield, United Kingdom). The diagnostic yield of ultrasound-guided cutting needle biopsy in the investigation of suspected pleural tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2700

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