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Sputum Induction in Children Is Feasible and Useful in a Bustling General Hospital Practice

We prospectively studied the feasibility and effectiveness of sputum induction in obtaining good quality sputum and its subsequent bacterial yield in children with clinically suspected acute lower-respiratory-tract infection (aLRTI). Good quality sputum was collected in 89/98 (91%) patients. Sputum...

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Autores principales: Bart, Ingeborg Y., Mourits, Mariëlle, van Gent, René, van Leuken, Maarten H., Hilbink, Mirrian, Warris, Adilia, Wever, Peter C., de Vries, Esther
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4905149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27336008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333794X16636504