Comparison of acid-fast stain and culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pre- and post-bronchoscopy sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage in HIV-infected patients with atypical chest X-ray in Ethiopia | Zendy

Getachew Aderaye | Zendy; Haimanot G Egziabher | Zendy; Abraham Aseffa | Zendy; Alemayehu Worku | Zendy; Lars Lindquist | Zendy

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Comparison of acid-fast stain and culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pre- and post-bronchoscopy sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage in HIV-infected patients with atypical chest X-ray in Ethiopia

Author(s) -

Getachew Aderaye,

Haimanot G Egziabher,

Abraham Aseffa,

Alemayehu Worku,

Lars Lindquist

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

annals of thoracic medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639

H-Index - 33

eISSN - 1817-1737

pISSN - 1998-3557

DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.36549

Subject(s) - sputum , medicine , bronchoalveolar lavage , bronchoscopy , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , sputum culture , gastroenterology , stain , pathology , staining , immunology , lung

Smear-negative tuberculosis occurs more frequently in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients than in non-HIV-infected patients. Besides, there are substantial numbers of patients who cannot produce sputum, making the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) difficult.

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