Open AccessUtility of gastric lavage for diagnosis of tuberculosis in patients who are unable to expectorate sputum
Author(s) -
Parvaneh Baghaei,
Payam Tabarsi,
Parissa Farnia,
Amir Hoseyn Radaei,
Mehdi Kazempour,
Yazdan Ali Faghani,
Mehdi Mirsaeidi,
Atieh Novin,
Ehsan Chitsaz,
Davood Mansouri,
Mohammad Reza Masjedi,
Ali Akbar Velayati
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.91054
Subject(s) - medicine , gastric lavage , sputum , tuberculosis , gastroenterology , isoniazid , sputum culture , surgery , pathology
There are number of patients who are unable to expectorate sputum specimens. In this study, we used gastric lavage (GL) test for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in patients who were unable to produce sputum.