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2013
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Tab 1
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Clinical Study
[Retracted] Predictive Role of ADA in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Making the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Table 1
Frequency of patients with pulmonary TB based on sputum smear sputum culture and BAL culture.
ā
Smear
Culture
ā
Negative
Positive
Negative
Positive
Sputum
(%)
15 (100%)
0 (0%)
10 (67%)
5 (33%)
BAL fluid
(%)
7 (47%)
8 (53%)
4 (27%)
11 (73%)