Bronchoscopy and Bactec for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. State of the art, or a brief dissertation on the efficient search for the tubercle bacillus?

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1986 Jun;133(6):962. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1986.133.6.962.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriological Techniques / standards*
  • Bronchi / microbiology
  • Bronchoscopy / standards*
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Humans
  • Sputum / microbiology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Therapeutic Irrigation
  • Time Factors
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology