PMID: 2122138Jan 1, 1990Paper

Bronchoscopic aspiration and bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of sputum smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis

Lung
H S ChanG B Hoheisel

Abstract

The ability to make a definitive diagnosis in sputum smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis by bronchoscopic aspiration, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), and examination of postbronchoscopy sputum were compared. Thirty-four patients with lesions on chest x-rays suspected of being pulmonary tuberculosis were entered into the study. The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis was subsequently confirmed in 28 patients and the method of arriving at the final diagnosis was analyzed. A positive acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear result was obtained in 4/28 (14%) of cases by a combination of bronchoscopic techniques and postbronchoscopy sputum examination. Prebronchoscopy sputum culture was positive in 12/28 (43%). Combined with bronchoscopy specimens, a positive AFB culture result was obtained in 26/28 (93%). Sputum examination, bronchoscopic aspiration, and BAL are complementary techniques and together they give a high yield of definitive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.

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