Pleural Tissue Culture
Conditions
Keywords
pleural tissue culture ,infected pleural fluid
Brief summary
comparison between the result of fluid culture and that of pleural tissue culture
Detailed description
MICROBIOLOGICAL VALUE OF SONOGRAPHIC GUIDED PLEURAL TISSUE CULTURE PLUS PLEURAL FLUID CULTURE IN PATIENTS WITH INFECTED PLEURAL FLUID
Interventions
PROCEDUREpleural biopsy
To assess whether pleural tissue culture can improve the identification of causative organisms in pleural infections (using the pleural fluid culture), which can aid in selecting appropriate antimicrobial therapy and improve treatment outcomes, thus may provide valuable insights into the utility of pleural tissue culture in managing pleural infection and may guide clinicians in selecting the most appropriate diagnostic approach.
Sponsors
Alexandria University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
MICROBIOLOGICAL VALUE OF SONOGRAPHIC GUIDED PLEURAL TISSUE CULTURE PLUS PLEURAL FLUID CULTURE IN PATIENTS WITH INFECTED PLEURAL FLUID
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Exudate neutrophilic pleural fluid aspirate, or met at least one or more of the following criteria: grossly frank purulent, gram stain positive for bacteria, bacterial culture positive, acidic with a pH \<7.20, low pleural fluid glucose (\<55mg/dL), and CT evidence of pleural infection.
Exclusion criteria
Pleural infections by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Malignant effusion.Coagulation defects.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| initial pleural fluid and parietal pleural tissue | 2 weeks | the result of culture |
| result of culture | one month | the result of pleural fluid culture and the pleural tissue culture result |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed