Study of bronchoalveolar lavage in clinically and radiologically suspected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
<b>Context:</b> About 30 to 50 % of pulmonary tuberculosis patients have sputum report negative for acid fast bacilli or present with no expectoration. A lot of research is going on to find methods to establish early and accurate diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) as in...
Main Authors: | Kalawat Usha, Sharma Krishna, Reddy Prakash, Kumar A |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-01-01
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Series: | Lung India |
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Online Access: | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2010;volume=27;issue=3;spage=122;epage=124;aulast=Kalawat |
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