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Gram Stain and Culture of Sputum Samples Detect Only Few Pathogens in Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2023
Identification of the bacterial etiology of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) is crucial to ensure a narrow-spectrum, targeted antibiotic treatment.
Mariana B. Cartuliares   +6 more
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Role and Significance of Bioactive Substances in Sputum
 in the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

open access: yesChinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2021
The incidence rate of lung cancer is one of the highest incidence of malignancies in China. The gold standard for diagnosis requires pathological examination or cytological examination of biopsy.
Yuming JIN   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kesesuaian antara Metode Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility Assay dan Ogawa pada Biakan Mycobacterium tuberculosis

open access: yesMajalah Kedokteran Bandung, 2011
Tuberculosis (TB) is a problem of public health that causing high morbidity and mortality rates in various countries in the world. The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in adults can be established based on the discovery of M.
Ni Sayu Dewi B   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunocytochemistry on sputum samples predicts prognosis of lung cancer

open access: yesJournal of Cytology, 2019
Context: Despite sputum cytology being accepted as a simple and noninvasive diagnostic method for lung cancer, the clinical usefulness of sputum for evaluation of prognosis is yet to be explored.
V S Veena   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Losses along the tuberculosis sputum sample referral cascade for Mpongwe District, Zambia

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2023
Background: In resource limited-settings, timely tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis depends upon referral of sputum samples from non-diagnostic to diagnostic facilities for examination.
Lyson Nkhoma   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of Bacteriophage Particles Containing Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Sputum of Cystic Fibrosis Patients

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic disease in which the bacterial colonization of the lung is linked to an excessive inflammatory response that leads to respiratory failure. The microbiology of CF is complex.
Maryury Brown-Jaque   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Performance of Molecular Approaches for Aspergillus Detection and Azole Resistance Surveillance in Cystic Fibrosis

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Aspergillus fumigatus triazole resistance is an emerging concern for treating chronically infected/colonized patients. This study sought to evaluate the performance of PCR assays to detect Aspergillus fungi together with azole resistance in sputum ...
Hélène Guegan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in post-coronavirus disease patients

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2023
Context Post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease patients are immunocompromised, especially those who have a history of hospitalization during the COVID time and steroid use during hospitalization.
Sandeep Nain   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nocardia sputum staining [PDF]

open access: yesQJM, 2013
An 85-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) visited our hospital with cough and sputum expectoration for the past 3 days. His home had been undergoing remodeling for the past 1 month. His respiration rate was 18 breaths/min; body temperature 37.4°C and SpO2 95% (nasal cannula: 2 l/min). Coarse crackles …
T, Kenzaka, A, Kumabe
openaire   +2 more sources

Recent Insights into the Management of Inflammation in Asthma [Letter]

open access: yesJournal of Inflammation Research, 2021
Aleksandr Urakov,1,2,* Natalya Urakova1,* 1Department of General and Clinical Pharmacology, Izhevsk State Medical Academy, Izhevsk City, Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation; 2Institute of Applied Mechanics, Udmurt Federal Research Center of the Ural ...
Urakov A, Urakova N
doaj  

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