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Diagnostic value of polymerase chain reaction/acid-fast bacilli in conjunction with computed tomography–guided pleural biopsy in tuberculous pleurisy: A diagnostic accuracy study

Patients with tuberculous pleurisy often remain undiagnosed even after blind thoracentesis and closed pleural biopsy (PB). In this study, we assessed the value of computed tomography (CT)-guided core needle biopsy of pleural lesion and evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of polymerase chain reaction (...

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Autores principales: Li, Lei, Wang, Ye, Zhang, Rui, Liu, Dan, Li, Yalun, Zhou, Yongzhao, Song, Juan, Li, Weimin, Tian, Panwen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6709139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31335667
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000015992