The Diagnostic Value of the Thermostatic Amplification of Ribonucleic Acid in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis

ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the value of the simultaneous amplification and testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB).MethodsA total of 316 patients were selected, of which 197 had smear-ne...

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Main Authors: Zhengxing Wu, Jichan Shi, Yueying Zhou, Ning Pan, Chaochao Qiu, Lianpeng Wu, Xiangao Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.830477/full