title: Current approaches to the diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Bellevue Chest Service, New York University Medical Center and School of Medicine, NY 10016.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Schluger
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Rom
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control