Role of sputum examination for acid fast bacilli in tuberculous pleural effusion

Role of sputum examination for acid fast bacilli in tuberculous pleural effusion

Background : Sputum for acid fast bacilli (AFB) is seldom looked for in the etiological diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion usually due to the absence of any parenchymal lesion radiologically, but presence of tubercle bacilli in sputum may have important epidemiological and therapeutic implica...

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Main Authors: Arunabha Datta Chaudhuri, Sourin Bhuniya, Sudipta Pandit, Atin Dey, Subhasis Mukherjee, Pulakesh Bhanja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
pleural biopsy
pleural effusion
sputum examination
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2011;volume=28;issue=1;spage=21;epage=24;aulast=Chaudhuri

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