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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.
Overview
Other diagnostic studies for tuberculous pericarditis include PPD skin test, interferon-gamma assay, smear and culture of pericardial, sputum, and gastric fluid, pericardial biopsy, and lymph node biopsy.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other diagnostic studies for tuberculous pericarditis include:[1][1][2][3]
- PPD skin test
- Interferon-gamma assay
- Smear and culture of pericardial, sputum, and gastric fluid
- Pericardial biopsy
- Lymph node biopsy
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Emadi Koochak H, Davoudi S, Salehi Omran A, Mohsenipour R, Hajifathalian K, Saeidi B, Amirzargar AA, Sotoudeh M, Seifirad S (August 2013). "Diagnostic value of interferon-gamma assay in tuberculosis pericardial effusions: study on a cohort of Iranian patients". Acta Med Iran. 51 (7): 449–53. PMID 23945888.
- ↑ Brisson-Noël A, Gicquel B, Lecossier D, Lévy-Frébault V, Nassif X, Hance AJ (November 1989). "Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis by amplification of mycobacterial DNA in clinical samples". Lancet. 2 (8671): 1069–71. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(89)91082-9. PMID 2572798.
- ↑ Roberts GD, Goodman NL, Heifets L, Larsh HW, Lindner TH, McClatchy JK, McGinnis MR, Siddiqi SH, Wright P (September 1983). "Evaluation of the BACTEC radiometric method for recovery of mycobacteria and drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from acid-fast smear-positive specimens". J. Clin. Microbiol. 18 (3): 689–96. PMID 6195181.