Value of sputum Gram stain, sputum culture, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Gram stain in predicting single bacterial pathogen among children with community-acquired pneumonia

Value of sputum Gram stain, sputum culture, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Gram stain in predicting single bacterial pathogen among children with community-acquired pneumonia

Abstract Background Currently, the microbial etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in children remains challenging. While Gram stain and sputum culture are commonly used to detect bacterial pathogens, it is unclear whether these approaches can predict single pathogen from bronchoalveolar lavage f...

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Main Authors: Ruimu Zhang, Yue Wu, Guangcheng Deng, Jikui Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Gram stain
Sputum
Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Pneumonia
Children
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02234-1

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