Fiberoptic bronchoscopy for the rapid diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study was aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) with chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) for the rapid diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in patients suspected of P...

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Main Authors: Shin Jung, Chang Yoon, Kim Tae, Kim Hyung, Ahn Chul, Byun Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/141