Bronchoscopic diagnostic procedures and microbiological examinations in proving endobronchial tuberculosis

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the proportional distribution of endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) subtypes and to evaluate the types of bronchoscopic diagnostic procedures that can prove granulomatous inflammation. Methods: This was a retrospective study of 18 HIV-negative patients with biopsy...

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Published in:	Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Main Authors:	Abdullah Şimşek, İlhami Yapıcı, Mesiha Babalık, Zekiye Şimşek, Mustafa Kolsuz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Subjects:	Tuberculosis, pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Diagnostic techniques and procedures Bronchoscopy
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132016000300191&lng=en&tlng=en