Sputum induction versus gastric washing for the diagnosis of pulmonary mycobacterial disease

Eur Respir J. 2010 Aug;36(2):448-50. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00192209.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Gastric Lavage*
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lung Diseases / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Species Specificity
  • Sputum / microbiology*