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ArticleTanaffos2011

Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of "tuberculous pleurisy".

Amir M H Asnaashari, Mohammad Towhidi, Reza Farid, Mohammad R Abbaszadegan, Davood Attaran, Seiedeh Sedigheh Fatemi, Atefeh Amiri Darban

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Article in Tanaffos, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Amir M H AsnaashariResearch Center of Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Pulmonology, MASHHAD-IRAN.
Mohammad TowhidiResearch Center of Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Pulmonology, MASHHAD-IRAN.
Reza FaridResearch Center of Immunology, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), MASHHAD-IRAN.
Mohammad R AbbaszadeganResearch Center of Immunology, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), MASHHAD-IRAN ; Pardis Clinical Laboratory Center, MASHHAD-IRAN.
Davood AttaranResearch Center of Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Pulmonology, MASHHAD-IRAN.
Seiedeh Sedigheh FatemiResearch Center of Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Pulmonology, MASHHAD-IRAN.
Atefeh Amiri DarbanResearch Center of Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Pulmonology, MASHHAD-IRAN.
Pulmonary Associates · USGhaem Hospital · IRMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDifferential diagnosis between tuberculous pleurisy (TBP) and non- tuberculosis pleural effusion represents a critically important clinical problem. In recent years, several noninvasive methods have been found for diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy. This study aimed to evaluate the value of detection of the genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy and compare the results with those of conventional methods. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, we studied 62 patients (42 men and 20 women) with pleural effusion in Ghaem Hospital, affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences from January 2006 to June 2007.

resultsA total of 20 patients had tuberculous pleurisy (45.4%), 15 patients had malignant pleural effusion (34%), 3 patients had pleural effusion with various "non-tuberculosis non-malignant" etiologies (6.8%) and 6 patients had transudative pleural effusion (13.6). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of PCR in tuberculous pleurisy were 85%, 100%, 100% and 88.8%, respectively.

conclusionThe value of PCR test and pleural biopsy was similar in the diagnosis of TBP. However, PCR detected MTB in pleural effusion when conventional pleural biopsy failed to do so.

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DiagnosisPleurisyPolymerase chain reactionTuberculosis

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PMID25191345
PMCPMC4153136
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