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Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016 Pleural effusions in tuberculosis are commonly seen in young adults as an immunological phenomenon occurring soon after primary infection. However, the epidemiology and demographics of tuberculous pleurisy are changing due to the impact of HIV co ...
B. Chakrabarti, P.D.O. Davies
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Pleural tuberculosis: experiences from two centers in Brazil [PDF]
Jornal de Pediatria, 2022 Objective: This study aimed to describe the clinical and laboratory findings of patients diagnosed with pleural tuberculosis at two hospitals in southern Brazil. Methods: Patients aged < 18 years were evaluated retrospectively.
Magda Lunelli +4 more
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Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent), 2019 A 35-year-old woman with previously untreated latent tuberculosis was admitted to the hospital for management of a right-sided empyema. After a prolonged hospitalization and several interventions, including chest tubes, bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, and a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, positive acid-fast bacilli cultures on the ...
Liou A +5 more
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Performance of adenosine deaminase in detecting paediatric pleural tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Ann Med, 2022 Na F +6 more
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The role of thoracoscopic biopsies in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019 Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem in many developing countries. In many cases, tuberculosis may present a significant diagnostic challenge.
A. Haralsingh, R. Rawlins
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The use of real-time polymerase chain reaction and an adenosine deaminase assay for diagnosing pleural tuberculosis [PDF]
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2019 Background: The diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis remains a challenge, because the most widely used conventional diagnostic tools are unable to rapidly detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pleural fluid with sufficient sensitivity.
Mulalo Molaudzi, Julitha Molepo
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Developing and validating anti-ADA2 single-chain antibodies coupled to alkaline phosphatase for diagnosing pleural tuberculosis. [PDF]
Front ImmunolSkaldin M +4 more
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Epidemiological, clinical and outcomes of pleural tuberculosis: insights from a 646-patient cohort in the province of Khémisset, Morocco. [PDF]
Pan Afr Med JOuhammou I +5 more
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Pleural tuberculosis mimicking malignant mesothelioma. [PDF]
Respir Med Case Rep, 2020 Dawood W +4 more
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