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