Comparison of Bronchoscopy and Gastric Washings in the Investigation of Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1649-1653

  Dickson, Stuart J ^a   Brent, Andrew ^a   Davidson, Robert N ^a   Wall, Robert ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH LAVAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTRIC LAVAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0346218072     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/379716     Document Type: Article

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