Evaluation of the usefulness of culture of induced sputum and the optimal timing for the collection of a good-quality sputum sample to identify causative pathogen of community-acquired pneumonia in young children: A prospective observational study

Evaluation of the usefulness of culture of induced sputum and the optimal timing for the collection of a good-quality sputum sample to identify causative pathogen of community-acquired pneumonia in young children: A prospective observational study

Background: The usefulness of an induced sputum in the identification of causative bacteria of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in young children is controversial. This study aimed to investigate the significance of the implementation of an induced sputum culture among children with CAP and the im...

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Main Authors: Masato Ogawa, Takayuki Hoshina, Asmaa Abushawish, Koichi Kusuhara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Subjects:
Causative pathogen
Clone library analysis
Community-acquired pneumonia
Geckler classification
Induced sputum culture
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118223001135

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