Is there a real need for sputum culture for community-acquired pneumonia diagnostics? Results from a retrospective study in Russia.

Autor: Kobyakova OS; Division of General Medical Practice and Outpatient Therapy, Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Deev IA; Division of Intermediate Level Therapy with the Course of Children Diseases, Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Vinokurova DA; Division of Intermediate Therapy with a Course of Clinical Pharmacology, Siberian State Medical University, 2 Moscowsky Tract, 634050 Tomsk, Russia., Zima AP; Division of Pathophysiology, Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Tyufilin DS; Division of General Medical Practice and Outpatient Therapy, Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Yun VE; Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Chernysheva EA; Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Yarovoy ND; Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Ratkina KR; Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Shemuratova AI; Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Agbo EU; Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Kulikova KV; Division of Intermediate Level Therapy with the Course of Children Diseases, Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Tagina EK; Center for International Development and Partnership, Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia., Kulikov ES; Division of General Medical Practice and Outpatient Therapy, Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia.

Publikováno v: Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany) [Diagnosis (Berl)] 2020 Aug 21; Vol. 8 (3), pp. 377-381. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 21 (Print Publication: 2021).