The diagnostic utility of induced sputum microscopy and culture in childhood pneumonia

The diagnostic utility of induced sputum microscopy and culture in childhood pneumonia

<p><strong>Background.</strong><br/>Sputum microscopy and culture are commonly used for diagnosing the cause of pneumonia in adults but are rarely performed in children due to difficulties in obtaining specimens. Induced sputum is occasionally used to investigate lower respir...

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Main Authors: Murdoch, DR, Morpeth, SC, Hammitt, LL, Driscoll, AJ, Watson, NL, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Knoll, M, Feikin, DR, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, O’Brien, KL, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Adrian, PV, Ahmed, D, Alam, M, Awori, JO, DeLuca, AN, Higdon, MM, Karron, RA, Kwenda, G, Machuka, EM, Makprasert, S, McLellan, J, Moore, DP, Mwaba, J, Mwarumba, S, Park, DE, Prosperi, C, Sangwichian, O, Sissoko, S, Tapia, MD, Zeger, SL, Howie, SRC
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2017

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