Review Article
A Systematic Review of the Epidemiology, Immunopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Pleural TB in HIV- Infected Patients
Table 3
Reported yields of different tests in HIV-infected patients with pleural TB.
| Study and year | Pleural fluid smear |
*Pleural fluid culture | Pleural biopsy smear |
*Pleural biopsy culture | Pleural biopsy histology | Sputum culture |
| Elliott al. 1993 [11] | 0% | 26% | NR | 11% | 52% | NR | Richter et al. 1994 [18] | 6% | 43% | 20% | 35% | 86% | NR | Luzze et al. 2001 [15] | NR | 43% | NR | NR | 57% | NR | Conde et al. 2003 [26] | 8% | 15% | 38% | 77% | 92% | 77% | Hirsch et al. 2001 [27] | NR | 87% | NR | NR | NR | NR | Kitinya et al. 1993 [35] | 5% | 5% | 14% | 14% | NR | NR | Heyderman et al. 1998 [13] | 18% | NR | 19% | 42% | 60% | NR |
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*Reported yields of cultures using Löwenstein-Jensen medium. NR: not referred for test.
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