Comparison of acid-fast stain and culture for <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in pre- and post-bronchoscopy sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage in HIV-infected patients with atypical chest X-ray in Ethiopia

Comparison of acid-fast stain and culture for <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in pre- and post-bronchoscopy sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage in HIV-infected patients with atypical chest X-ray in Ethiopia

<b>Background :</b> Smear-negative tuberculosis occurs more frequently in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients than in non-HIV-infected patients. Besides, there are substantial numbers of patients who cannot produce sputum, making the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (...

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Main Authors: Aderaye Getachew, G/Egziabher Haimanot, Aseffa Abraham, Worku Alemayehu, Lindquist Lars
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Acid-fast stain
bronchoalveolar lavage
concentration technique
<i> M. tuberculosis
</i> post-bronchoscopy
pre-bronchoscopy
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2007;volume=2;issue=4;spage=154;epage=157;aulast=Aderaye

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