Value of washed sputum gram stain smear and culture for management of lower respiratory tract infections in children

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-36

  Cao, Luong Dong ^a   Ishiwada, Naruhiko ^a   Takeda, Nobue ^a   Nigo, Yukiko ^a   Aizawa, Jirou ^a   Kuroki, Harou ^a   Kohno, Yoichi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Gram stain smear; Haemophilus influenzae; Respiratory tract infection; Washed sputum culture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 1542378119     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-003-0277-z     Document Type: Article

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