Observations from a Multicentre Study on the Use of the Sputum Specimen in Patients Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of sputum Gram stain and culture in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and to determine the factors that are associated with obtaining sputum for culture.

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Main Authors: EL Taylor, TJ Marrie, MJ Fine, DS Obroskyl, WN Kapoor, C Coley, DE Singer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1999-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/414595
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