The usefulness of bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-25

  Kobashi, Yoshihiro ^a   Mouri, Keiji ^a   Fukuda, Minoru ^a   Yoshida, Kouichiro ^a   Oka, Mikio ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Expectorated sputum; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Tertiary community hospital

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOMA;

EID: 33847083540     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: 15367959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e31802ffe04     Document Type: Article

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