Diagnostic yield of induced sputum and Bronchoalveolar lavage in suspected pulmonary tuberculosis

Aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic yield of induced sputum (IS) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and negative sputum smears. We enrolled 215 patients who underwent both IS and BAL after two negative spontaneous sputum samples. PTB...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC infectious diseases Jg. 25; H. 1; S. 680 - 6
Hauptverfasser:	Musso, Maria, Gualano, Gina, Mencarini, Paola, Mastrobattista, Annelisa, Licata, Maria Angela, Pareo, Carlo, Cerva, Carlotta, Mosti, Silvia, Di Bari, Virginia, Libertone, Raffaella, Nisii, Carla, Cannas, Angela, Navarra, Assunta, Goletti, Delia, Palmieri, Fabrizio
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	London BioMed Central 08.05.2025 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Alveoli Analysis Bronchoalveolar lavage Bronchoalveolar Lavage - methods Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - microbiology Bronchoscopy Bronchus Care and treatment Consents Demographic aspects Diagnosis Endoscopy Female Humans Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Lavage Male Medical Microbiology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Microscopy Middle Aged Mycobacterium tuberculosis - genetics Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Parasitology Patients Pulmonary tuberculosis Resource availability Sensitivity analysis Sensitivity and Specificity Sputum Sputum - microbiology Tropical Medicine Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology Variables Young Adult Italy United States > US
ISSN:	1471-2334, 1471-2334
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