Bronchoscopic evaluation of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis: Risk factors of airway involvement and contribution of BAL in the bacteriological diagnosis

E. Cakir, A. Kut, E. Ozkaya, A. H. Gedik, L. Midyat, M. Nursoy (Istanbul, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Paediatric bronchology
Session: Paediatric bronchology
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 5015
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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E. Cakir, A. Kut, E. Ozkaya, A. H. Gedik, L. Midyat, M. Nursoy (Istanbul, Turkey). Bronchoscopic evaluation of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis: Risk factors of airway involvement and contribution of BAL in the bacteriological diagnosis. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 5015

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