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

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Observational



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

Brief 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