Yield of Endobronchial Biopsy in Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Clinically Suspected Patients.

The article presents a study which examines the yield of endobronchial biopsy using fiberoptic bronchoscope for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in clinically suspected patients. The study investigates all patients with clinically suspected tuberculosis and uses three consecutive negative sputum smears for acid fast bacilli. The study reveals that the fiberoptic bronchoscopy is an effective and reliable procedure with enough yield in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in clinically suspected patients.