INDUCED SPUTUM VERSUS FIBEROPTlC BRONCHOSCOPY IN DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Mohammed Abd El-Sattar Moustafa Agha;
Abstract
Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest diseases in the world. The World Health Organization in 2002, estimated that more than 8 million new cases occur and approximately 3 million persons die from this disease yearly.
Although, many new diagnostic tools have been developed recently, for the diat,'110sis of pulmonary TB, their use is limited to developed countries because of their cost and technical requirements. Detection of AFB is still the initial step in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB, and isolation of M. tuberculosis remains the gold standard in its diagnosis.
Cases with undctcctab!G AFB in their sputum smears, or who can not expectorate sputum, constitute a major problem especially in the developing countries. Those patients either were len undiagnosed, received anti-tuberculous 11-eatment empirically or were exposed to an expensive and invasive procedure like FOB.
Therefore, The aim of this work was to compare b;;twccn sputum induction using nebulized hypertonic saline and 11bcroptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB, in clinically and radiologically suspected .
cases.
Although, many new diagnostic tools have been developed recently, for the diat,'110sis of pulmonary TB, their use is limited to developed countries because of their cost and technical requirements. Detection of AFB is still the initial step in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB, and isolation of M. tuberculosis remains the gold standard in its diagnosis.
Cases with undctcctab!G AFB in their sputum smears, or who can not expectorate sputum, constitute a major problem especially in the developing countries. Those patients either were len undiagnosed, received anti-tuberculous 11-eatment empirically or were exposed to an expensive and invasive procedure like FOB.
Therefore, The aim of this work was to compare b;;twccn sputum induction using nebulized hypertonic saline and 11bcroptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB, in clinically and radiologically suspected .
cases.
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| Title | INDUCED SPUTUM VERSUS FIBEROPTlC BRONCHOSCOPY IN DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS | Other Titles | مقارنة البصاق المستحث والمنظار الشعبى الليفى الضوئى فى تشخيص الدرن الرئوى | Authors | Mohammed Abd El-Sattar Moustafa Agha | Issue Date | 2004 |
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