Diagnosis of Tubercular Pleural Effusion in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Western India: Role of Cartridge-based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test and other Laboratory Parameters

Introduction: Tubercular pleural effusion (TPE) is a paucibacillary disease, and mycobacterial culture positivity from pleural fluid samples is rare and time-consuming, leading to considerable delay in initiating antibiotic therapy. However, in high-burden settings, the diagnosis is presumed in indi...

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Main Authors: Sahjid Mukhida, Sameena Khan, Chanda Vyawahare, Nageswari R. Gandham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-05-01
Series:Journal of Marine Medical Society
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmms.jmms_89_24
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