Role of Fiberoptic Bronchoscope in Sputum Smear Negative, Radiological Suspect Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

PR Shahapur, J BalakrishnaP Chakradhar, S Sreedevi, Shaik Hussain Saheb

dc.contributor.author	PR Shahapur, J BalakrishnaP Chakradhar, S Sreedevi, Shaik Hussain Saheb
dc.date.accessioned	2019-11-23T12:53:25Z
dc.date.available	2019-11-23T12:53:25Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1333
dc.description.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	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	BLDE(Deemed to be University)	en_US
dc.subject	: sputum smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis, Fiberoptic bronchoscopy, Bronchoalveolar lavage, Ziehl -Neelsen staining, Tuberculosis.	en_US
dc.title	Role of Fiberoptic Bronchoscope in Sputum Smear Negative, Radiological Suspect Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US