Can tuberculous pleural effusion infect people?

TB pleural effusion is not infectious person should be analyzed according to the specific circumstances.

If the patient is only a simple tuberculous pleural effusion, no active tuberculosis, pleural effusion usually does not contain Mycobacterium tuberculosis or very low content, and timely receive anti-tuberculosis treatment, so that the disease can be controlled, the patient's saliva and respiratory tract do not contain Mycobacterium tuberculosis, so it is generally not infectious. If the patient also has active tuberculosis and does not receive timely treatment, or if treatment is not standardized, Mycobacterium tuberculosis may continue to multiply in the body. At this time, Mycobacterium tuberculosis may be present in the saliva or respiratory tract of the patient and transmitted to others through direct contact, respiratory droplets, etc.