USEFULNESS OF BRONCHOFIBERSCOPY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY NON-TUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIOSIS-An Analysis Mainly on Pulmonary M. avium Complex Disease-

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  • 肺非結核性抗酸菌症の診断における気管支鏡検査の有用性―肺Ｍ．ａｖｉｕｍ　ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ症を中心に―
  • ハイ ヒケッカクセイ コウサンキンショウ ノ シンダン ニ オケル キカンシキョウ ケンサ ノ ユウヨウセイ ハイ M avium complexショウ オ チュウシン ニ
  • An Analysis Mainly on Pulmonar y M. avium Complex Disease
  • 肺M.aviumcomplex症を中心に

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[Objectives] The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of bronchofiberscopy (BFS) in the diagnosis of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis (PNT M).<BR>[Materials and methods] Among 909 PNTM patients admitted to our hospital during the period from 1995 to 2006, BFS was performed for the diagnosis of PNTM in 107patients (12%) who had either a negative sputum-smear for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) (n=100) or from whom it had been impossible to collect sputum (n=7). For these 107 cases, we retrospectively compared and analyzed the findings fro m specimens obtained by BFS, such as smears, cultures, polymerasechain reaction (PCR), and transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB), with clinical, radiological, and sputum examination data.

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