Open AccessThe utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in a community with a high HIV and tuberculosis burden
Author(s) -
S Eknewir,
Thadathilankal-Jess John,
Sami Bennji,
Coenraad F.N. Koegelenberg
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
african journal of thoracic and critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-0205
pISSN - 2617-0191
DOI - 10.7196/ajtccm.2022.v28i1.156
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , lung cancer , confidence interval , medical diagnosis , incidence (geometry) , gold standard (test) , radiology , retrospective cohort study , medical record , pathology , physics , optics
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has become the gold standard in diagnosing and performing nodal staging in patients with suspected lung cancer and diagnosing other malignant and benign diseases. Studies from countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence suggest that it has a sensitivity of 90 - 95% and a specificity of 100%.