Diagnosing sputum/smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis: Does fibre-optic bronchoscopy play a significant role?
<b>Background</b> : Diagnosis of sputum/smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients can be both challenging and time consuming with many patients being put on empirical anti-tubercular treatment. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy may provide a confirmative and early diagnosis in such patients....
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-01-01
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在线阅读: | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2010;volume=27;issue=2;spage=58;epage=62;aulast=Bachh |