Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology



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D. Donmezoglu, N. Adiguzel, S. Oztas, O. Tumer, I. Baluken, M. Kurutepe (Istanbul, Turkey). Comparison of direct microscopy, Loewenstein-Jensen culture method and Fast-Plaque-TB mycobacteriophage method in diagnosis of tuberculous (TB) pleurisy. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 2623

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