Yield of mycobacteriological study in diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis among Human immune deficiency virus-infected patients

Conclusion The diagnostic yield of mycobacteriological studies is higher among HIV-infected patients with pleural TB than among HIV-negative patients. This may decrease the need for pleural biopsy among them. Therefore, a diagnostic approach to pleural TB may be different among HIV-infected patients. In this group of patients, it is prudent to perform sputum and pleural analysis for the detection of AFB before pleural biopsy.
Source: International Journal of Mycobacteriology - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research