Utility of gram stain in evaluation of sputa from patients with cystic fibrosis.

The utility of sputum Gram stain in assessing salivary contamination and in predicting the presence of pathogens on the basis of morphology was investigated in 287 respiratory specimens from patients with cystic fibrosis. Where acceptability for culture was defined as a leukocyte/squamous epithelial...

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Main Authors: Sadeghi, E, Matlow, A, MacLusky, I, Karmali, M A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1994
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC262969/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7510312
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