Bacteriological diagnosis of tuberculosis was performed in 104 HIV-positive patients, in majority AIDS patients hospitalized in AIDS Clinic of Infections and Parasitic Diseases Institute of Medical Academy. 390 samples were examined, e.d. 3.75 from each patient (from 1 to 22 samples). M. Tuberculosis was diagnosed in 14 patients and all of them were clinically observed because of pulmonary tuberculosis. The highest percentage of positive results was obtained from bronchial fluid evacuated during bronchoscopy.
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