Microbiological confirmation of tuberculous pleurisy with medical thoracoscopy: targeted pleural washing and pleural biopsy.
Yu Jin HongHyung Woo KimYun Seok KimKyung Hoon KimAh Young ShinJoon Young ChoiJoong Hyun AhnJu Sang KimJick Hwan Ha
Published in: Journal of thoracic disease (2024)
With MT, 44.4% of additional sensitivity gain in microbiological confirmation of TB pleurisy was identified. This underscores the role of MT in the diagnosis of TB pleurisy.