| PARAMETERS |
YIELD (N) |
PERCENTAGE |
| PLEURAL FLUID AFB SMEAR |
03 |
03% |
| SPUTUM FOR AFB |
09 |
09% |
| PLEURAL FLUID CULTURE |
28 |
28% |
| PCR |
74 |
74% |
| PLEURAL FLUID ADA >40 UNITS/LITER |
85 |
85% |
| PLEURAL FLUID LYMPHOCYTES >50% |
87 |
87% |
| LN RATIO 0.75 |
91 |
91% |
| PLEURAL FLUID CULTURE+PCR+ ADA+PLEURAL FLUID LYMPHOCYTE >50% +LN RATIO>0.75 |
98 |
98% |
| PLEURAL FLUID CULTURE+PCR+ ADA+LN RATIO+PLEURAL BIOPSY |
100 |
100% |
|
