Does repeated pleural culture increase the diagnostic yield of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from tuberculous pleural effusion in HIV-negative individuals?
Yousang KoJinkyung SongSuh-Young LeeJin-Wook MoonEun-Kyung MoJi Young ParkJoo-Hee KimSunghoon ParkYong Il HwangSeung Hun JangByung Woo JhunYun Su SimTae Rim ShinDong-Gyu KimJi Young HongChang Youl LeeMyung Goo LeeCheol-Hong KimIn Gyu HyunYong Bum ParkPublished in: PloS one (2017)
The results showed that repeated pleural cultures increased MTB yield from TBPE in human immunodeficiency virus-negative individuals. Furthermore, repeated cultures may increase yield when carried out for two consecutive days.