Indicators for prediction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis positivity detected with bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Indicators for prediction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis positivity detected with bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Abstract Background The diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) remains a challenge in clinic, especially for sputum negative pulmonary TB. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) has higher sensitivity than sputum for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). However, bronchoscopy is invas...

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Main Authors: Xi Liu, Xing-Fang Hou, Lei Gao, Guo-Fang Deng, Ming-Xia Zhang, Qun-Yi Deng, Tao-Sheng Ye, Qian-Ting Yang, Bo-Ping Zhou, Zhi-Hua Wen, Hai-Ying Liu, Hardy Kornfeld, Xin-Chun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Predictive factors
Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Detection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0403-x

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