The Added Value of Bronchoalveolar Lavage for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis in High-Risk Hospitalized Patients with Negative Sputum Samples

Hospitalized patients with a high suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis (HS-PTB) are isolated until a definite diagnosis can be determined. If doubt remains after negative sputum samples, bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is often sought. Still, evidence of the added value of BAL in this...

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Autors principals:	Ophir Freund, Yitzhac Hadad, Tomer Lagziel, Inbal Friedman Regev, Eyal Kleinhendler, Avraham Unterman, Amir Bar-Shai, Tal Moshe Perluk
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Col·lecció:	Advances in Respiratory Medicine
Matèries:	tuberculosis diagnosis bronchoscopy hospital sputum bronchoalveolar lavage
Accés en línia:	https://www.mdpi.com/2543-6031/92/1/3
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