Do we need transbronchial lung biopsy if we have bronchoalveolar lavage Xpert® MTB/RIF?

Mok, Y

Do we need transbronchial lung biopsy if we have bronchoalveolar lavage Xpert® MTB/RIF? [electronic resource] - The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease May 2016 - 619-24 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

1815-7920

10.5588/ijtld.15.0463 doi


Adult
Aged
Antibiotics, Antitubercular--therapeutic use
Bacteriological Techniques
Biopsy
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid--microbiology
DNA, Bacterial--genetics
Drug Resistance, Bacterial--genetics
Female
Humans
Lung--drug effects
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--drug effects
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Retrospective Studies
Rifampin--therapeutic use
Sputum--microbiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--diagnosis