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  • Title: The value of routine bronchial aspirate culture at fibreoptic bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
    Author: Ip M, Chau PY, So SY, Lam WK.
    Journal: Tubercle; 1989 Dec; 70(4):281-5. PubMed ID: 2516672.
    Abstract:
    We review the results of bronchial aspirate culture for mycobacteria sent routinely in a series of 1734 fibreoptic bronchoscopic procedures. The incidence of tuberculosis in the series was 8.3% (144 cases). Of these cases, a positive bronchial aspirate culture was obtained in 119 (82.6%) cases, and it was the exclusive means of diagnosis in 64 (44.4%). In 66% of these cases tuberculosis was not suspected at the time of bronchoscopy. Our results suggest that in an area with a high prevalence of tuberculosis, routine bronchial aspirate culture is a useful adjunct to diagnosis.
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