Safety of Induced Sputum Collection in Children Hospitalized With Severe or Very Severe Pneumonia

Autor: DeLuca, Andrea N, Hammitt, Laura L, Kim, Julia, Higdon, Melissa M, Baggett, Henry C, Brooks, W Abdullah, Howie, Stephen RC, Deloria Knoll, Maria, Kotloff, Karen L, Levine, Orin S, Madhi, Shabir A, Murdoch, David R, Scott, J Anthony G, Thea, Donald M, Amornintapichet, Tussanee, Awori, Juliet O, Chuananon, Somchai, Driscoll, Amanda J, Ebruke, Bernard E, Hossain, Lokman, Jahan, Yasmin, Kagucia, E Wangeci, Kazungu, Sidi, Moore, David P, Mudau, Azwifarwi, Mwananyanda, Lawrence, Park, Daniel E, Prosperi, Christine, Seidenberg, Phil, Sylla, Mamadou, Tapia, Milagritos D, Zaman, Syed MA, O'Brien, Katherine L, PERCH Study Group
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
ISSN: 1058-4838
Popis: BACKGROUND.: Induced sputum (IS) may provide diagnostic information about the etiology of pneumonia. The safety of this procedure across a heterogeneous population with severe pneumonia in low- and middle-income countries has not been described. METHODS.: IS specimens were obtained as part a 7-country study of the etiology of severe and very severe pneumonia in hospitalized children
Databáze: OpenAIRE