Could BAL Xpert(®) MTB/RIF replace transbronchial lung biopsy everywhere for suspected pulmonary TB patients?

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Aug;20(8):1135. doi: 10.55888/ijtld.16.0379.

Authors

Michele Mondoni¹, Alessandro Fois², Stefano Centanni¹, Giovanni Sotgiu³

Affiliations

¹ Respiratory Unit, San Paolo Hospital, Department of Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Respiratory Disease, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
³ Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Italy. gsotgiu@uniss.it.

PMID: 27393552
DOI: 10.55888/ijtld.16.0379

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Rifampin
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sputum
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary*

Substances

Rifampin