Can pleural biopsy histology in combination with pleural fluid adenosine deaminase be used for diagnoses of pleural TB?

S. Ghuman (London, United Kingdom), O. Kadwani (London, United Kingdom), J. Zhang (London, United Kingdom), C. Carter (London, United Kingdom), R. Breen (London, United Kingdom), L. Ahmed (London, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – The young, the old and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session: The young, the old and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 1556
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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