Role of GeneXpert in diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion compared with thoracoscopic pleural biopsy

Role of GeneXpert in diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion compared with thoracoscopic pleural biopsy

Background Pleural effusion caused by tuberculosis (TB) is a common form of extrapulmonary TB. It is usually cause by delayed hypersensitivity to antigens of tubercle bacilli in pleura. It is found that it occurs more in patients with HIV. Aim To evaluate the role of GeneXpert in diagnosing tubercul...

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Main Authors:	Mona Mansour Ahmed, Hesham Atef AbdElhalim, Amr Mounir Shoukri, Marwa Esmail Abdelatty
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:	Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:	genexpert thoracoscopic pleural biopsy tuberculous pleural effusion
Online Access:	http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2020;volume=69;issue=2;spage=380;epage=385;aulast=Ahmed

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