Induced Sputum for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Is It Useful in Clinical Practice?

S-R Olsen; R Long; GJ Tyrrell; D Kunimoto

doi:10.1155/2010/426185

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2010)

Induced Sputum for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Is It Useful in Clinical Practice?

S-R Olsen,
R Long,
GJ Tyrrell,
D Kunimoto

Affiliations

S-R Olsen: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
R Long: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
GJ Tyrrell: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Medical Microbiology Laboratory Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
D Kunimoto: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/426185
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 4
pp. e81 – e84

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is challenging in patients who are unable to spontaneously expectorate. Published evidence suggests that induced sputum (IS) is the least invasive and most cost-effective method of diagnosis, and should be used before fibre-optic bronchoscopy (FOB).

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crj/

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