The Role of Post-Bronchoscopy Sputum Examination in Screening for Active Tuberculosis.
Ali GA, Goravey W, Howady FS, Ali M, Alshurafa A, Abdalhadi AM, Hajmusa M, Daghfal J, Khal AA, Maslamani MA, Soub HA, Omrani AS.
Ali GA, et al.
Trop Med Infect Dis. 2022 Dec 26;8(1):13. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed8010013.
Trop Med Infect Dis. 2022.
PMID: 36668920
Free PMC article.
Those with abnormal chest radiology, negative sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smears, and nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) for M. tuberculosis, undergo an additional bronchoscopic evaluation for TB. We prospectively enrolled individuals who were going to undergo br …
Those with abnormal chest radiology, negative sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smears, and nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) for M …