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[Comparative study of the bacteriologic value of samples taken by transtracheal aspiration or fiberoptic
La Semaine Des Hopitaux : Organe Fonde Par L'Association D'Enseignement Medical Des Hopitaux De Paris
|May 27, 1982
Abstract:
To evaluate two methods of obtaining lower respiratory tract secretions, fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB) and transtracheal aspiration (TA) were performed in ten patients. FB used an open-end brush-in catheter. TA was performed as described by Pecora. TA gave significantly better sensitivity and specificity (3/5 and O false positive results respectively) than FB (2/5 and 5 false positive results). TA gives specimens which reflect the bacterial flora of the lung more reliably than those taken during FB.