Blind pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis

J. F. Cruz, A. Vale, L. Iglesias, A. Carvalho, R. Duarte (Braga, Vila Real, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Diagnostic features of tuberculosis I
Session: Diagnostic features of tuberculosis I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2782
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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J. F. Cruz, A. Vale, L. Iglesias, A. Carvalho, R. Duarte (Braga, Vila Real, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal). Blind pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2782

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