The diagnosis value of union detecting tuberculosis antibodies in serum and pleural effusion for tuberculous pleurisy

Objective To investigate the value of jointly measuring tuberculosis antibodies in serum and pleural effusion for diagnosing tuberculous pleurisy.Methods The tuberculosis antibodies in serum and pleural effusion in an observation group of 118 patients with tuberculous pleurisy were jointly measured.And a control grouped of 47 non-tuberculosis pleurisy patients was randomly selected for comparison.The sensitivity level of the joint detection system was observed and compared with the result of PPD test.Results The positive rates of tuberculosis antibodies in serum and pleural effusion for tuberculous pleurisy(79.7%,70.3%) were higher than that of PPD test(56.8%)(P0.05);The sensitivity of jointly measuring tuberculosis antibodies in serum and pleural effusion(89.8%) was higher than that of PPD test(56.8%)(P0.05).Conclusions The tuberculous pleurisy diagnosis method of jointly measuring tuberculosis antibodies in serum and pleural effusion has notable value.