sputum culture

Known as: culture sputum, cultures sputum 
 
National Institutes of Health

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2018
2018
Frequency of Circulating CD4+Ki67+HLA-DR− T Regulatory Cells Prior to Treatment for Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Can Differentiate the Severity of Disease and Predict Time to Culture Conversion
Identifying a blood circulating cellular biomarker that can be used to assess severity of disease and predict the time to culture… (More)
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2017
2017
The characteristics of patients with pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex disease diagnosed by bronchial lavage culture compared to those diagnosed by sputum culture.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The utility of bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex… (More)
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2016
2016
Particulate matter is associated with sputum culture conversion in patients with culture-positive tuberculosis
Emerging risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) infection, such as air pollution, play a significant role at both the individual and… (More)
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2015
2015
Bacterial flora in the sputum and comorbidity in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD
OBJECTIVE To determine in patients admitted with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD) the… (More)
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2015
2015
Early Biomarkers and Regulatory Innovation in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
Biomarkers play an essential role in accelerating drug development. Sputum culture conversion using solid medium is the best… (More)
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2015
2015
Comparison of serum procalcitonin in respiratory infections and bloodstream infections.
PURPOSE This study observed the relationship between procalcitonin (PCT) and results of sputum culture, the relationship between… (More)
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2014
2014
A Subset of Circulating Blood Mycobacteria-Specific CD4 T Cells Can Predict the Time to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Sputum Culture Conversion
We investigated 18 HIV-negative patients with MDR-TB for M. tuberculosis (Mtb)- and PPD-specific CD4 T cell responses and… (More)
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2014
2014
The pyrazinamide susceptibility breakpoint above which combination therapy fails
OBJECTIVES To identify the pyrazinamide MIC above which standard combination therapy fails. METHODS MICs of pyrazinamide were… (More)
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2013
2013
Improving the use of sputum cultures in lower respiratory tract infection.
BACKGROUND The clinical value of sputum culture in suspected lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) remains contentious. The… (More)
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1984
1984
Laboratory diagnosis of pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae.
The diagnostic reliability of the Quellung reaction of sputum and the gram stain-directed sputum culture (SC) for bacteriologic… (More)
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