Mycobacterial Diseases
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1068
ISSN: 2161-1068
Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
Research Article
Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Laboratory Diagnosis
Author(s): Ying He, Song Yang*, Tong-Xin Li*, Jian-Qiong Guo, You-Ming Fan, Mei Han, Xiao-Feng Yan, Wu-Yang Yue, Qian Qiu, Le-Le Wang, Qiang-Zhong Sun and Ling Jiang
Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection using laboratory methods.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in patients diagnosed with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis (APTB) and lacking sputum quality/quantity. Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (BALF) collected during the operation processes of electric bronchoscopy were tested using Ziehl-Neelsen Staining Acid-Fast Bacilli Smear Microscopy (Z-N-AFB-SM), GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert), Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP), or culturing with BACTEC™ Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube™ 960 (MGIT). Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis.
Results: 331 suspected APTB patients were enrolled in this study. 224 of whom were sputum-scarc.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-1068.22.12.295