Abstract:Objectives: To assess the utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for presumptive tuberculosis (TB) patients with intrathoracic enlarged lymph nodes in a country with low to moderate TB incidence.Methods: Thirty-one patients with clinical features of TB and intrathoracic lymphadenopathy, who had EBUS-TBNA sampling and final confirmation of intrathoracic TB lymphadenopathy, were retrospectively reviewed over an 8-year period. Routine clinical
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