Fiberoptic bronchoscopy for the rapid diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study was aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) with chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) for the rapid diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in patients suspected of P...
Main Authors: | Shin Jung, Chang Yoon, Kim Tae, Kim Hyung, Ahn Chul, Byun Min |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/141 |
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