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Induced sputum for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: Is it useful in clinical practice?

BACKGROUND: Diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is challenging in patients who are unable to spontaneously expectorate. Published evidence suggests that induced sputum (IS) is the least invasive and most cost-effective method of diagnosis, and should be used before fibre-optic bronchoscopy (FOB)...

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Autori principali: Olsen, S-R, Long, R, Tyrrell, GJ, Kunimoto, D
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Pulsus Group Inc 2010
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2933776/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20808978
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