Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Genetics, immunology and microbiology of tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology



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K. J. Tang, C. M. Xie, Z. P. Li, J. Q. Huang, Y. F. Luo (Guangzhou/Guangdong, China). Diagnostic value of combined assays in differentiating tuberculous and malignant pleural effusions. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 4529

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Kejing Tang - 08.10.2008 08:23
Answer to the diagnosis of TB effusions
In our study, patients with tuberculous pleural effusions were identified by positive pleura pathology of needle biopsy or thoracoscopy, or sputum smear acid-fast bacill positive. I think postive TB culture of pleural fluid is not common clinically and it takes a long time.

Paul Kelly - 07.10.2008 10:29
P Kelly
Unless there is a postive culture for TB in pleural fluid the diagnosis of TB effusions while helped by addition analysis and assay, remains a clinical judgement.

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