1977
DOI: 10.1007/bf01639746
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Usefulness of transtracheal puncture and aspiration in the bacteriological diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Abstract: Transtracheal puncture enables two samples of bronchial secretions to be taken-the product of transtracheal aspiration and simultaneously expectorated sputum (obtained in 71% of the cases)-for the purpose of testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in cases of suspected pulmonary tuberculosis. Two groups of patients were studied: Group I: 100 patients who were poor expectorators and who all underwent transtracheal puncture; Group II (Control): 100 patients who expectorated well or who had been given gastric lava… Show more

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