Procedures for collection of induced sputum specimens from children. Clin Infect Dis 2012; 54 (suppl 2):Sl40-5. Mermond S, Zurawski V, D'Ortenzio E, et al. Lower respiratory infections among ...

One hundred and two transtracheal aspirations were performed in 94 hospitalized patients with various kinds of bronchopulmonary disease. Sixty-two of the 102 procedures were performed on patients who ...

A sputum culture is a sample of the gooey substance that often comes up from your chest when you have an infection in your lungs or airways. It is mostly made up of white blood cells that fight ...

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In a meta-analysis, researchers found that sputum was more accurate than nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs. The study also shows early testing increased rates of COVID-19 diagnosis. Early and ...