Bronchoscopy is useful for diagnosing smear-negative tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients

Eur Respir J. 2010 Aug;36(2):446-8. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00010210.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage
  • Bronchoscopy / methods*
  • Communicable Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pulmonary Medicine / methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology*
  • Uganda