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  • Title: [The value of cytologic and bacteriologic analysis of bronchoscopic specimens with direct microscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis].
    Author: Pongrac I, Kotarski Z, Roglić M, Grozdek D, Cucević I.
    Journal: Lijec Vjesn; 1994; 116(5-6):121-3. PubMed ID: 7968196.
    Abstract:
    The authors review results for detection of acid-fast bacilli by the method of direct fluorescent microscopy in cytologic specimens obtained by fiberbronchoscopy and in which a granulomatous inflammation was found cytomorphologically. Direct fluorescent microscopy revealed acid-fast bacilli in 30.2% of the specimens. In 10.2% of the patients, acid-fast bacilli detected by fluorescent microscopy were the only positive bacteriological findings which confirmed tuberculosis. The authors suggest this method for all those patients in whose bronchoscopic specimens, suspected cases of tuberculosis infection could be established cytomorphologically.
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