https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/630327
Title: | Revisiting tuberculous pleurisy: pleural fluid characteristics and diagnostic yield of mycobacterial culture in an endemic area | Authors: | SHENG-YUAN RUAN YU-CHUNG CHUANG JANN-YUAN WANG JOU-WEI LIN JUNG-YIEN CHIEN CHUN-TA HUANG YAO-WEN KUO LI-NA LEE CHONG-JEN YU |
Keywords: | GROWTH INDICATOR TUBE; CLINICAL SPECIMENS; LOWENSTEIN-JENSEN; EFFUSION; RECOVERY; SYSTEM; MEDIA | Issue Date: | Sep-2012 | Publisher: | B M J PUBLISHING GROUP | Journal Volume: | 67 | Journal Issue: | 9 | Start page/Pages: | 822 | Source: | Thorax | Abstract: | Tuberculous pleurisy is traditionally indicated by extreme lymphocytosis in pleural fluid and low yield of effusion culture. However, there is considerable inconsistency among previous study results. In addition, these data should be updated due to early effusion studies and advances in culture methods. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/630327 | ISSN: | 0040-6376 | DOI: | 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201363 |
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