Unexpected exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis during bronchoscopy using radial probe endobronchial ultrasound

BACKGROUND: Bronchoscopy using radial probe endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is performed when a peripheral lung lesion (PLL) is suspected to be malignant. However, pulmonary tuberculosis is diagnosed in some patients, and healthcare workers could therefore be exposed to tuberculosis if sufficient pr...

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Autores principales: Chung, Hyun Sung, Bae, Soohyun, Kim, Insu, Ahn, Hyo Yeong, Eom, Jung Seop
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7843011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33507992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246371

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7843011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33507992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246371

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