Open AccessDiagnostic value of certain methods for isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in children with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Slobodanka Petrović
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0506231p
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoalveolar lavage , sputum , mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , gastric lavage , gastroenterology , pulmonary tuberculosis , isolation (microbiology) , acid fast , mycobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , lung , biology
The aim of this study was to find out if bronchoalveolar lavage (BL) is better than gastric lavage (GL) or sputum (SP) examination for isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in childhood pulmonary tuberculosis.
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