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

Senturk, Aysegul; Arguder, EMİNE; Hezer, Habibe; Babaoglu, Elif; Kilic, HATİCE; Karalezli, AYŞEGÜL; HASANOĞLU, HATİCE

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
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

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.