- Article
The Added Value of Bronchoalveolar Lavage for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis in High-Risk Hospitalized Patients with Negative Sputum Samples
- Ophir Freund,
- Yitzhac Hadad,
- Tomer Lagziel,
- Inbal Friedman Regev,
- Eyal Kleinhendler,
- Avraham Unterman,
- Amir Bar-Shai and
- Tal Moshe Perluk
Hospitalized patients with a high suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis (HS-PTB) are isolated until a definite diagnosis can be determined. If doubt remains after negative sputum samples, bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is often sought....

