Additional Usefulness of Bronchoscopy in Patients with Initial Microbiologically Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Analysis of a Korean Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study.

Jee Youn Oh Sung Soon LeeHyung Woo KimJinsoo Min Yousang Ko Hyeon Kyoung KooYun-Jeong JeongHyeon Hui KangJi Young KangJu Sang KimJae Seuk ParkYunhyung KwonJiyeon YangJiyeon HanYou Jin JangMin Ki LeeYangjin JegalYoung-Chul KimYun Seong Kim

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2022)

Bronchoscopy can be used for the detection of resistant pathogens. Bronchoscopy should be considered for microbiologically negative pulmonary TB in women aged >65 years and with low BMI for subsequent microbiological confirmation.

Keyphrases

pulmonary tuberculosis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary hypertension
polycystic ovary syndrome
body mass index
loop mediated isothermal amplification
real time pcr
pregnancy outcomes
type diabetes
weight gain
pregnant women