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http://20.193.157.4:9595/xmlui/handle/123456789/1333| Title: | Role of Fiberoptic Bronchoscope in Sputum Smear Negative, Radiological Suspect Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. |
| Authors: | PR Shahapur, J BalakrishnaP Chakradhar, S Sreedevi, Shaik Hussain Saheb |
| Keywords: | : sputum smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis, Fiberoptic bronchoscopy, Bronchoalveolar lavage, Ziehl -Neelsen staining, Tuberculosis. |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher: | BLDE(Deemed to be University) |
| Abstract: | Clinicians still facing common problem with sputum smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (SSN-PTB). Performing Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB), specimen Bronchoalveolar lavage(BAL) material, to be helpful in the diagnosis of SSN-PTB with ZiehlNeelsen(Z-N) staining.70 chests symptomatic with X-ray shadow suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis were subjected to Fiberoptic bronchoscopy. The bronchial aspirate or Bronchoalveolar lavage and post-scopy sputum specimen smears were prepared and stained with Ziehl -Neelsen staining method. 28 (40%) were found to be positive for AFB. The results demonstrate the usefulness of FOB in diagnosis of PTB in sputum smear negative cases |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1333 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Microbiology |
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