Improved early diagnosis of difficult cases of tuberculous pleural effusion by combination of thoracoscopy with immunological tests

Introduction: Although pleural effusion is a common clinical manifestation, the differential diagnosis of the cause of pleural effusion is often challenging, especially in the early differentiation of tuberculous pleurisy (TP) from other pleural effusion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pe...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhenyu Huo, Mei Yang, Jie Chen, Li Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121930058X