TB Research

ROLE OF GASTRIC LAVAGE AND BRONCHO-ALVEOLAR LAVAGE IN THE BACTERIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDHOOD PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Ajay Patwardhan, Sneha Valay Zaveri, Brajendra Kumar

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH · 2023-12

Abstract

The aim of the study was to nd out if bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) would be better than gastric lavage for in the bacteriological diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis. The result of the study indicates that GLdone on three consecutive days is better than BALfor the bacteriologic diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosi

MeSH terms

  • Bronchoalveolar lavage
  • Medicine
  • Gastric lavage
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Therapeutic irrigation
  • Tuberculosis
  • Pathology
  • Lung