Does repeated pleural culture increase the diagnostic yield of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from tuberculous pleural effusion in HIV-negative individuals?

Does repeated pleural culture increase the diagnostic yield of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from tuberculous pleural effusion in HIV-negative individuals?

Despite recent advances in methods for culturing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the diagnostic yield of tuberculous pleural effusion (TBPE) remains unsatisfactory. However, unlike repeated sputum cultures of pulmonary tuberculosis, little is known about the role of repeated pleural cultures. We e...

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Main Authors: Yousang Ko, Jinkyung Song, Suh-Young Lee, Jin-Wook Moon, Eun-Kyung Mo, Ji Young Park, Joo-Hee Kim, Sunghoon Park, Yong Il Hwang, Seung Hun Jang, Byung Woo Jhun, Yun Su Sim, Tae Rim Shin, Dong-Gyu Kim, Ji Young Hong, Chang Youl Lee, Myung Goo Lee, Cheol-Hong Kim, In Gyu Hyun, Yong Bum Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5531521?pdf=render

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