Bacteriology of expectorated sputum with quantitative culture and wash technique compared to transtracheal aspirates

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Techniques to improve the reliability of expectorated sputum culture were evaluated in 46 patients using a wash technique, quantitative culture, and a combination of washing and quantification. The wash procedure consisted of a jet of tap water over the specimen contained in a tea strainer. The true ā€¦
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Authors Bartlett JG;Finegold SM;;
Journal the american review of respiratory disease
Year 1978
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/352206
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine Comparative Study Anaerobiosis bacteria / isolation & purification bacterial infections / microbiology* intubation sputum / microbiology* s m finegold respiratory system / microbiology bacteriological techniques* therapeutic irrigation intratracheal* pmid:352206 doi:10.1164/arrd.1978.117.6.1019 j g bartlett lung diseases / microbiology* suction*

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