title: Fluorescence microscopy of mycobacteria in pleural effusions.
abstract: The diagnostic advantage of fluorescence microscopy (FM) of Papanicolaou-stained cytological specimens obtained by bronchoscopy has been described previously. This study was designed to evaluate the method's diagnostic benefit in cytological preparations of pleural effusions in cases of active pulmonary tuberculosis. In contrast to bronchial material there is no advantage in cytological evaluation of pleural effusions by FM.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cytopathology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany. kuepper.cl.th@t-online.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Küpper
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wehle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marzahn
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pfitzer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019909:Mycobacterium kansasii / Q000166:cytology*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000166:cytology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology