A comparative study of the efficacy of the laryngeal swab, bronchial lavage, gastric lavage, and direct sputum examination methods in detecting tubercle bacilli in a series of 1,320 patients.
D001407:Bacillus; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D013183:Sputum; D014376:Tuberculosis; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*
TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY/diagnosis