Sputum

Known as: Portion of sputum, Sputums

Material containing mucus, cellular debris, microorganisms and sometimes blood or pus. It is ejected through the mouth from the lungs, bronchi, and…

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2011

Recent attention has focused on the role of pneumococcal proteins, including the pneumococcal surface adhesion A, (PsaA] as a…

2010

For the last 10 years (1997-2007), in 105 patients having various complications of destructive pulmonary tuberculosis, we have…

2009

BACKGROUND Adenosine deaminase (ADA) has been widely used for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion. Two isoenzymes have…

2009

A 47-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of fever, headache, rash, and vomiting. The patient had been well until 8…

2005

ZusammenfassungEs wurden Tuberkelbakterienstämme von Lungentuberkulosekranken untersucht, die einer längeren Chemotherapie…

1983

The protein content of tracheal secretions and of bronchial lavage and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was compared with that of…

1982

The sputa of patients with chronic obstructive lung disease show high histamine concentrations with large individual variations…

1976

Rheological and biochemical changes in sputum following repeated bronchial infections have been studied in six chronic…

1962

THE prevalence of mycotic pulmonary disease, especially the chronic form of histoplasmosis that mimics tuberculosis, has led many…

1945

Etiologic studies of primary atypical pneumonia have been described in several recent publications.1It has been shown that…