Bronchoscopic myths and legends: Bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 271-273

  McCallister, Jennifer ^a   Chin, Robert ^a   Conforti, John ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Induced sputum; Smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; REVIEW; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SPUTUM SMEAR; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 33748602932     PISSN: 10680640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cpm.0000236648.75237.ea     Document Type: Review

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