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Sensitivity and Specificity of Acid Fast Bacilli Smear from Induced Sputum and Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) in Diagnosis of Negative Acid Fast Bacilli Tuberculosis

Eva Sri Diana, Wiwien Heru Wiyono, Boedi Swidarmoko, Arifin Nawas Abstract Background : Some cases of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases that are being treated in our country are with negative acid fast bacilli (AFB sputum smear and culture). Acid fast bacilli (AFB) microscopy and conventional Lowenstein Jensen (LJ) culture from sputum remain the cornerstone for […]

Induksi Sputum pada Asma

Surjanto E, Martika NT. J Respir Indones. 2009;29(2). Asma bronkial pada orang dewasa umumnya berlangsung seumur hidup. Asma terdiri atas 3 hal yaitu obstruksi saluran napas yang reversibel, hipereaktiviti serta inflamasi saluran napas. Inflamasi asma merupakan inflamasi kronik saluran napas. Namun demikian penilaian derajat asma berdasarkan gejala klinik dan faal paru, bukan inflamasi kronik saluran […]