Prospective study of sputum induction, gastric washing, and bronchoalveolar lavage for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients who are unable to expectorate

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1415-1420

  Brown, Michael ^a,c   Varia, Hansa ^a   Bassett, Paul ^a   Davidson, Robert N ^a   Wall, Robert ^a   Pasvol, Geoffrey ^a,b  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; STOMACH LAVAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTRIC LAVAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 34249068576     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516782     Document Type: Article

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