Tan, Y K <br/><br/>
Rapid mycobacterial tuberculosis detection in bronchoalveolar lavage samples by polymerase chain reaction in patients with upper lobe infiltrates and bronchiectasis.  [electronic resource] 

 -  Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore  Mar 1999 
 - 205-8 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>0304-4602 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Adult<br/>Aged<br/>Aged, 80 and over<br/>Antitubercular Agents--therapeutic use<br/>Bacteriological Techniques<br/>Bronchiectasis--microbiology<br/>Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid--microbiology<br/>Bronchoscopy<br/>Endemic Diseases<br/>Female<br/>Humans<br/>Lung--pathology<br/>Male<br/>Middle Aged<br/>Mycobacterium tuberculosis--genetics<br/>Necrosis<br/>Polymerase Chain Reaction<br/>Predictive Value of Tests<br/>Radiography<br/>Sensitivity and Specificity<br/>Sputum--microbiology<br/>Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--diagnosis