title: [Diagnostic value of fiberbronchoscopy on pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: Result of fiberbronchoscopy in 89 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were reported. Among them, lesions were located in the right in 49, left 20 and bilateral 1 case. The total positive rate of brushings was 80.28% and of BAL 85.71%, both significantly higher than of biopsy (42.55%). In the area of the congested, swollen and coarse bronchial mucose, brushings and BAL respectively gave positive rates of 86.36% and 90.91%, statistically greater than biopsy (21.88%). But, biopsy of the granulations and nodules was positive for 100%, while brushings for 50% (P < 0.01). When bronchoscopy revealed no obvious abnormality of the visible airways, the positive rate of BAL (80.00%) was remarkably higher than of biopsy (50%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Anhui.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*