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Evaluating the Diagnostic Validity of Inflammation-associated Markers for Tuberculous Pleurisy

Taiwan200 participantsStarted 2012-08

Plain-language summary

1. To investigate the difference of PE inflammation/apoptosis-associated markers between TB pleurisy and non-TB pleurisy 2. To investigate the difference of neutrophil apoptosis in exudative PE between TB pleurisy and non-TB pleurisy 3. To investigate the change of apoptosis pattern of PE neutrophil, before and after TB antigen stimulation, and compare the difference between TB pleurisy and non-TB pleurisy 4. To investigate diagnostic aid of the inflammation/apoptosis-associated markers and apoptosis pattern of PE neutrophil for tuberculous pleurisy

Who can participate

Age range20 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * patient older than 20 years old * patients with exudative pleural effusion Exclusion Criteria: * refusal of enrollment

What they're measuring

diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy

Timeframe: 2 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01685099

SponsorNational Taiwan University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Contact for this trial

Chin-Chung Shu, MD

886-972653087 ccshu139@ntu.edu.tw

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