A61 TUBERCULOSIS DISEASE: HOST RESPONSE AND DIAGNOSTICS: Study Of Diagnostic Utility Of Xpert Mtb/rif Test On Pleural Fluid In The Evaluation Of Patients Presenting With Pleural Tuberculosis In High Prevalence Setting

Objectives: Study of Diagnostic Utility of Xpert MTB/Rif test on Pleural fluid in the evaluation of patients presenting with Pleural Tuberculosis. Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study was done in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern Nepal. 51 patients with clinico-radiologic suspi...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Hauptverfasser: Mishra, D R, Bhatta, N, Lamsal, M, Bhattarai, N, Maskey, R
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives: Study of Diagnostic Utility of Xpert MTB/Rif test on Pleural fluid in the evaluation of patients presenting with Pleural Tuberculosis. Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study was done in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern Nepal. 51 patients with clinico-radiologic suspicion of pleural tb were included.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970