USEFULNESS OF SPUTUM GRAM STAIN AND CULTURE FOR DIAGNOSIS OFPNEUMONIA IN A GERIATRIC INSTITUTION

USEFULNESS OF SPUTUM GRAM STAIN AND CULTURE FOR DIAGNOSIS OFPNEUMONIA IN A GERIATRIC INSTITUTION

The value of bacteriological assessment of sputum samples is controversial during lower respiratory tract infections. We retrospectively studied sputum Gram stain and culture in a geriatric population during a two-year period. A total of 42 sputum samples were send to the laboratory; among them, 24...

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Main Authors: Jean-Jacques Lloveras, Mohamed-Issam Shukr, Claude Pinos, Anissa Lindoulsi, Philippe Grima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peytchinski Publishing 2010-07-01
Series:Journal of IMAB
Subjects:
pneumonia
geriatrics
sputum
Online Access:http://www.journal-imab-bg.org/statii-10/vol16_b3_p20-22.pdf

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