Rapid Diagnosis of Mediastinal Tuberculosis With Polymerase Chain Reaction Evaluation of Aspirated Material Taken by Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

SENTURK, Aysegul; ARGUDER, Emine; HEZER, Habibe; Babaoglu, ELİF; KILIC, Hatice; KARALEZLI, Aysegul; Hasanoglu, H.

doi:10.1097/01.jim.0000446837.75352.3b

Rapid Diagnosis of Mediastinal Tuberculosis With Polymerase Chain Reaction Evaluation of Aspirated Material Taken by Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

SENTURK A., ARGUDER E., HEZER H., Babaoglu E., KILIC H., KARALEZLI A., ...More

JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE, vol.62, no.6, pp.885-889, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 62 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1097/01.jim.0000446837.75352.3b
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.885-889
Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a diagnostic method for tuberculosis (TB). This study was conducted to determine the efficiency of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for detecting TB lymphadenitis in samples obtained by EBUS-TBNA.