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Methodological Aspects of Induced Sputum
Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 2023 We aimed to conduct a state-of-the-art review of the current literature and offer further insights into the methodological aspects concerning induced sputum.
Silvano Dragonieri +4 more
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Diagnostics, 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
Chinese 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
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Low Sputum Smear Positive Tuberculosis among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects in a Tertiary Hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania [PDF]
, 2012 Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and prompt initiation of treatment are essential for an effective tuberculosis control programme. In many resource limited settings microscopic diagnosis is still the pivotal tool in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB ...
Burushi , Venance +8 more
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Majalah 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
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Empiric treatment of pulmonary TB in the Xpert era: Correspondence of sputum culture, Xpert MTB/RIF, and clinical diagnoses. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundClinical tuberculosis diagnosis and empiric treatment have traditionally been common among patients with negative bacteriologic test results. Increasing availability of rapid molecular diagnostic tests, including Xpert MTB/RIF and the new Xpert
Cattamanchi, Adithya +12 more
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SPX-101 is stable in and retains function after exposure to cystic fibrosis sputum [PDF]
, 2019 Background: In healthy lungs, epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is regulated by short, palate, lung, and nasal clone 1 (SPLUNC1). In cystic fibrosis (CF), ENaC is hyperactivated in part due to a loss of SPLUNC1 function.
Scott, David W. +3 more
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Immunocytochemistry on sputum samples predicts prognosis of lung cancer
Journal 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
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Losses along the tuberculosis sputum sample referral cascade for Mpongwe District, Zambia
African 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
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Journal of Cytology, 2013 Black-pigmented sputum, also called "melanoptysis," is a symptom that may be observed in certain pathologies such us coal workers' pneumoconiosis (anthracosis). The cavitation and liquefaction of a fibrosed mass by an infectious process (tuberculosis, infections by anaerobes, etc.) or by ischemic necrosis may cause expectoration of a blackish secretion.
Rafael Martínez-Girón +2 more
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