- The Value of Routinely Culturing for Tuberculosis During Bronchoscopies in an Intermediate Tuberculosis-Burden Country
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Kim MH, Suh GY, Chung MP, Kim H, Kwon OJ, Lee JH, Lee NY, Koh WJ
- KMID: 1786211
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2007 Dec;48(6):969-972.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.6.969
PURPOSE: Many medical centers routinely culture bronchoscopy samples for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, even when tuberculosis is not strongly suspected. The value of this practice, however, is controversial. We evaluated the... -
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- Potential Role of Immunodiagnosis for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Using Induced Sputum Cells
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Jeon D, Lee SE, Cho WH, Lee BH, Kim YS, Lee JE, Son ES, Lee YJ, Hong MS, Eum SY
- KMID: 2070008
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2015 Mar;56(2):340-347.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2015.56.2.340
PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic utility and predictors for determinate results of an enzyme-linked immunospot assay using induced sputum cells (IS ELISPOT) for a rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). MATERIALS... -
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