Clinical Study
Triple Cultures Increase the Diagnostic Sensitivity of Mycobacterial Tuberculosis Empyema
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
| Characteristics | (%) |
| Age | 48.5 (27–73) | Male-to-female ratio | 5 : 1 | Hypertension | 4 (22.2%) | Coronary artery disease | 1 (5.6%) | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1 (5.6%) | Diabetes | 4 (22.2%) | Renal failure requiring dialysis | 1 (5.6%) | Immunocompromised | 1 (5.6%) | Hypoalbuminaemia pre-op (albumin < 35 g/L) | 15 (83.3%) | Albumin | 29 (21–40) | Side of empyema (right : left) | 1 : 1 |
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Data presented as median (range).
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