Comparison of samples obtained from bronchoscopy of patients with and without bronchial anthracosis for investigating the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

In our study, the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis was significantly higher in the bronchial anthracosis group. Given that pulmonary tuberculosis is still one of the health problems of the present century, increased attention to specific risk factors including bronchial anthracosis in patients having pulmonary symptoms is recommended.