Open AccessComparison of acid-fast stain and culture for <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in pre- and post-bronchoscopy sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage in HIV-infected patients with atypical chest X-ray in Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Getachew Aderaye,
G Haimanot,
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.