Prospective cytopathological study of bronchial washing for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

T. Mamaladze, M. Kikvidze, L. Mikiashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: invasive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions
Session: Tuberculosis: invasive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2693
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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T. Mamaladze, M. Kikvidze, L. Mikiashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia). Prospective cytopathological study of bronchial washing for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2693

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