The Quality of Sputum Specimens as a Predictor of Isolated Bacteria From Patients With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections at a Tertiary Referral Hospital, Denpasar, Bali-Indonesia

The Quality of Sputum Specimens as a Predictor of Isolated Bacteria From Patients With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections at a Tertiary Referral Hospital, Denpasar, Bali-Indonesia

Sputum quality is crucial in finding infectious bacteria that will be used to guide definitive antibiotic therapy. Errors in reporting isolated bacteria will affect the rate of patients' morbidity, mortality, and increase patient care costs. This study aims to find out the relationship between...

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Main Authors: Nyoman Sri Budayanti, Kadek Suryawan, Ida Sri Iswari, Dewa Made Sukrama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
sputum quality
Gram staining
Pathogenic bacteria
non-pathogenic bacteria
Murray Washington
antibiotic therapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00064/full

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