Clinical Value of Brush Sampling for Acid-fast Bacillus Testing in Bronchoscopy: A Retrospective Study
Background: The usefulness of brush sampling has not been sufficiently investigated. This study evaluated the diagnostic value of brush sampling during bronchoscopy for detecting mycobacterial infections.
Authors
- Ryotaro Kida
- Takashi Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3724-1962)
- Yasuhiro Umekage
- Kazunori Nagasue
- Nobuyuki Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8627-515X)
- T. Sasaki
- Kiichi Nitanai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8653-7593)
- Yoshinori Minami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5368-0527)
- Takahiro Furukawa
- Ayano Tanaka
- Takayuki Sato
Institutions
- Asahikawa Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Endoscopy
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58585/respend.2025-0040
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00