Diagnosis of mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis using endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration with rinse fluid polymerase chain reaction
Background/Purpose: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has been gradually introduced in the diagnosis of mediastinal tuberculous (TB) lymphadenitis. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the utility of polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664618308568 |