Comparison of sputum induction and bronchoscopy in diagnosis of sputum smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis: a systemic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. Patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis with negative smear are recommended to undergo further tests including sputum induction and bronchoscopy. Our study is aimed to compare sputum induction...
Main Authors: | Wen Luo, Yihua Lin, Zhibin Li, Wanyu Wang, Yonghong Shi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01192-w |
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