Epithelial Cells Count and the Ratio of Leukocytes and Epithelial Cells as the Criteria to Determine Qualified Specimen for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)-causing Pathogens Identification

BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most common infectious with serious rate of morbidity and mortality. Recent conventional method only described 30-50% of CAP etiology. Sputum specimen quality assessment is important to obtain an accessible CAP-causing pathogens identification....

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Main Authors: Ade Dharmawan, Anis Karuniawati, Pratiwi Pudjilestari Sudarmono, Delly Chipta Lestari, Cleopas Martin Rumende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Secretariat of The Indonesian Biomedical Journal 2020-03-01
Series:Indonesian Biomedical Journal
Online Access:https://inabj.org/index.php/ibj/article/view/873