USEFULNESS OF SPUTUM GRAM STAIN AND CULTURE FOR DIAGNOSIS OFPNEUMONIA IN A GERIATRIC INSTITUTION
The value of bacteriological assessment of sputum samples is controversial during lower respiratory tract infections. We retrospectively studied sputum Gram stain and culture in a geriatric population during a two-year period. A total of 42 sputum samples were send to the laboratory; among them, 24...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peytchinski Publishing
2010-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of IMAB |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journal-imab-bg.org/statii-10/vol16_b3_p20-22.pdf |