Diagnostic yield of bronchoalveolar lavage GeneXpert in smear-negative and sputum-scarce pulmonary tuberculosis

Background Tuberculosis remains a common public health hazard in the underdeveloped world. Initial approach to diagnosis is sputum smear staining for acid-fast bacilli, however only 40% of patients are smear positive. Aim and objectives To assess the diagnostic yield of GeneXpert in bronchoalveolar...

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Hlavní autoři:	Emad El-Din AbdelWahab Koraa, Eman B Abdel-Fattah, Rana Mahmoud El-Touny
Médium:	Artigo
Jazyk:	Inglês
Vydáno:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Edice:	Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Témata:	bronchoalveolar lavage bronchoscopy genexpert pulmonary tuberculosis smear negative
On-line přístup:	http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2021;volume=70;issue=4;spage=469;epage=473;aulast=Koraa
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