Visual diagnosis of tuberculous pleuritis: diagnostic utility of miliary nodules on pleura and their correlation with tissue Xpert MTB/Rif assay and AFB culture

K. Khan (Karachi, Pakistan), N. Akhter (Karachi, Pakistan), D. Chawla (Karachi, Pakistan), N. Rizvi (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: International Congress 2019 – New insights into pleural and bronchoscopic interventions
Session: New insights into pleural and bronchoscopic interventions
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3392
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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