Diagnostic yield of polymerase chain reaction on induced sputum for pulmonary tuberculosis: A single-center retrospective cross-sectional study
Induced sputum TB-PCR is an effective initial method for patients with suspected pulmonary TB who are unable to produce reliable sputum, especially those with moderately advanced or far advanced radiographic extent of disease.
Authors
- Viboon Boonsarngsuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2115-3984)
- Dararat Eksombatchai
- Kiartipong Virapongsiri
- Monruadee Chatreewarote
Institutions
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Ramathibodi Hospital (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imj.2025.100197
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00