The differential diagnostic values of DNA analysis in malignant and tuberculostic pleural effusion compared with CEA / 中国呼吸与危重监护杂志

Objective To investigate the differential diagnostic values of DNA analysis for malignant and tuberculosis pleural effusion by flow cytometry (FCM), and compare with CEA assay MethodsUsing FCM to detect DNA aneuploidy in malignant and tuberculostic pleural effusion Results Both the specificity and diagnostic index of DNA analysis were better than CEA( P