The significance of bacterial engulfment in Gram-stained sputum in patients with respiratory infections

In general, physicians believe that the presence of bacterial engulfment in white blood cells (WBCs) on Gram-stained sputum is a hallmark of lower respiratory infection. However, no studies have described the significance or diagnostic accuracy of engulfment in lower respiratory tract infections. We...

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Autores principales: Shimoda, Masafumi, Saraya, Takeshi, Yonetani, Shota, Araki, Koji, Takizawa, Hajime
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29620628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000010150

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29620628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000010150

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