The Role of Post-Bronchoscopy Sputum Examination in Screening for Active Tuberculosis

Early diagnosis is a fundamental component of global tuberculosis control. The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of post-bronchoscopy sputum (PBS) testing as part of a tuberculosis diagnostic work-up. All new residents in the State of Qatar undergo a tuberculosis (TB) screening program. Those with abnormal chest radiology, negative sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smears, and nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) for M. tuberculosis, undergo an additional bronchoscopic evaluation for TB. We prospectively enrolled individuals who were going to undergo bronchoscopy to provide two PBS samples for AFB smears and mycobacterial cultures between 18 September 2018 and 12 March 2021. A total of 495 individuals, with a median age of 31 years, were included. The majority of the patients were males (329, 66.5%). The most frequent country of origin was India (131, 26.5%) followed by the Philippines (123, 24.8%). The addition of PBS to bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) testing allowed microbiological confirmation of tuberculosis in an additional 13 patients (3.9%), resulting in improved sensitivity (from 77.9% to 81.9%), negative predictive value (from 69.2% to 73.2%), and negative likelihood ratio (from 0.22 to 0.18). Where resources are available, the incorporation of routine PBS examination as part of tuberculosis diagnostic work-up can enhance the diagnostic yield.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Tropical medicine and infectious disease - 8(2022), 1 vom: 26. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ali, Gawahir A [VerfasserIn]
Goravey, Wael [VerfasserIn]
Howady, Faraj S [VerfasserIn]
Ali, Maisa [VerfasserIn]
Alshurafa, Awni [VerfasserIn]
Abdalhadi, Ahmed M [VerfasserIn]
Hajmusa, Muhammed [VerfasserIn]
Daghfal, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Khal, Abdullatif Al [VerfasserIn]
Maslamani, Muna Al [VerfasserIn]
Soub, Hussam Al [VerfasserIn]
Omrani, Ali S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bronchoscopy
Diagnosis
Journal Article
Post-bronchoscopy smear
Tuberculosis

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Date Revised 01.02.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/tropicalmed8010013

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351796479