Procedures for collection of induced sputum specimens from children.
In most settings, sputum is not routinely collected for microbiological diagnosis from children with lower respiratory disease. To evaluate whether it is feasible and diagnostically useful to collect sputum in the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study, we reviewed the literature...
Main Authors: | Grant, L, Hammitt, L, Murdoch, DR, O'Brien, K, Scott, J |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2012
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