Correlation between sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cultures.
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A correlation study of the cultured bacteria from paired sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples was performed. The rates of concordant culture-positive paired specimens that were isolated within 1 or 7 days were 93.7% and 96.5%, respectively, suggesting that the culture of readily collectable sputum specimens may result in useful microbiologic diagnosis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 53 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015