Comparison of diagnostic yields in 131 cases of tuberculous pleurisy having all data of pleural biopsy, effusion and sputum mycobacterial cultures
| Diagnostic procedures | n (%) |
| Positive effusion culture | 70/131 (53) |
| Positive sputum culture | 41/131 (31) |
| Combining effusion and sputum cultures | 87/131 (66) |
| Pleural biopsy revealing granuloma | 97/131 (74) |