Search Results - "Sputum/microbiology"

Clinical characteristics and predictor analysis of pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia with small segment molded sputum plugs: a retrospective study.

Authors: Hong, Baozhou Li, Chunfang He, Sijun et al.

Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics. 11/21/2025, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *SPUTUM microbiology, *RISK assessment, *RESPIRATORY organ sounds, *T-test (Statistics), *RESPIRATORY infections, *MYCOPLASMA pneumoniae infections, *FISHER exact test, *LOGISTIC regression analysis, *PROTHROMBIN time, *SYMPTOMS, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *CHI-squared test, *MANN Whitney U Test, *ATELECTASIS, *FEVER, *CALCITONIN, *MEDICAL records, *ACQUISITION of data, *STATISTICS, *ALANINE aminotransferase, *DISEASE relapse, *DISEASE risk factors, *CHILDREN

Geographic Terms: CHINA

Comparative Performance of Urine Lipoarabinomannan and Urine Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Adult Inpatients With HIV in East London, South Africa Open Access.

Authors: Stead, David Wasserman, Sean Steenkamp, Ebrahim et al.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 10/15/2025, Vol. 81 Issue 4, pe146-e152. 7p.

Subject Terms: *TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis, *SPUTUM microbiology, *CROSS-sectional method, *DATA analysis, *RESEARCH funding, *HOSPITAL care, *DRUG resistance in microorganisms, *HIV-positive persons, *HIV infections, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES, *URINALYSIS, *COMPARATIVE studies, *POINT-of-care testing, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis, *TUBERCULOSIS, *SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics), *MOLECULAR diagnosis, *ALGORITHMS, *SYMPTOMS

Geographic Terms: SOUTH Africa

Evaluation of Omphisa fuscidentalis Larvae as a Virulence Model Injected with Bacteria from Healthy Individuals and Hospitalized Patients.

Authors: Inggraini, Maulin Ilsan, Noor Andryan Krishanti, Ni Putu Ratna Ayu et al.

Source: Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology. May/Jun2025, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p159-170. 12p.

Subject Terms: *SPUTUM microbiology, *BIOLOGICAL models, *ENTEROCOCCUS, *MICROBIAL virulence, *RESEARCH funding, *INSECT larvae, *EXPERIMENTAL design, *RNA, *ONE-way analysis of variance, *STAPHYLOCOCCUS, *COMPARATIVE studies, *GRAM-negative bacteria, *SEQUENCE analysis, *KLEBSIELLA

Geographic Terms: INDONESIA

Sputum microbiology data and related clinical outcomes among adult Aboriginal Australians with bronchiectasis.

Authors: Gibbs, Claire Howarth, Timothy Venkatesan, Sudharsan et al.

Source: Internal Medicine Journal. May2025, Vol. 55 Issue 5, p784-794. 11p.

Subject Terms: *SPUTUM microbiology, *BRONCHIECTASIS, *PULMONARY function tests, *ADRENOCORTICAL hormones, *MATHEMATICAL variables, *RESEARCH funding, *MICROBIAL sensitivity tests, *CANDIDA, *HOSPITAL care, *HAEMOPHILUS, *COMPUTED tomography, *CAUSES of death, *RESPIRATORY diseases, *POPULATION geography, *MULTIVARIATE analysis, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *CHEST X rays, *ABORIGINAL Australians, *INHALATION administration, *ODDS ratio, *RESEARCH, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, *PSEUDOMONAS, *ADULTS

Geographic Terms: NORTHERN Territory

Extensively drug-resistant Haemophilus influenzae isolated in Geneva, Switzerland

Authors: Cherkaoui, Abdessalam Francois, Patrice Gaia, Nadia et al.

Source: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

Subject Terms: Male, Ceftriaxone resistance, Haemophilus influenzae / genetics, Haemophilus Infections, Whole Genome Sequencing, Brief Report, Sputum, Haemophilus influenzae / classification, Extensively drug resistant, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus influenzae / drug effects, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Haemophilus Infections / microbiology, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial, Sputum / microbiology, Humans, Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification, Penicillin-binding protein 3 amino acid substitutions, Switzerland

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Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40048099

Use of sputum microbiology for identifying lower respiratory tract microbial colonization in patients with obstructive airway disorders.

Authors: Cameron, Emma Jolene Wagner, Mitchell Lam, Grace et al.

Source: Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine; 2025, Vol. 9 Issue 5, p230-246, 17p

Subject Terms: SPUTUM microbiology, MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems, BRONCHIECTASIS, MICROBIAL sensitivity tests, RESPIRATORY diseases, HOST-bacteria relationships, SPUTUM, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, OPERATIVE surgery, SYSTEMATIC reviews, MEDLINE, OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases, BRONCHOSCOPY, ASTHMA

Fungal Profile in Patients with Lung Cancer Receiving First-Line Chemotherapy.

Authors: Faisal, Hana Khairina Putri Aziziah, Aziziah Pane, Irene Audrey Davalynn et al.

Source: Journal of Respirology / Jurnal Respirasi; Sep2025, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p250-255, 6p

Subject Terms: ANTINEOPLASTIC agents, SPUTUM microbiology, PULMONARY aspergillosis, RISK assessment, CROSS-sectional method, MATHEMATICAL variables, SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma, OPPORTUNISTIC infections, MICROBIAL sensitivity tests, CANDIDA, PEMETREXED, IMMUNOGLOBULINS, MULTIPLE regression analysis, HOSPITALS, CANCER patients, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, DISEASE prevalence, CARBOPLATIN, CANCER chemotherapy, ETOPOSIDE, LUNG tumors, ASPERGILLUS, STATISTICS, RESEARCH, LUNG cancer, PACLITAXEL, DATA analysis software, CHROMATOGRAPHIC analysis, DISEASE risk factors

Geographic Terms: INDONESIA

A Complex Case of Relapsed Pre-XDR Tuberculosis Complicated by Pregnancy and Congenital Anomaly: Management and Lessons Learned.

Authors: Akbar, Marya Yaquoob, Shahab Anjum, Touqeer

Source: Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine; Jul-Sep2025, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p271-275, 5p

Subject Terms: ANTIBIOTICS, COMMUNICABLE disease treatment, DIABETES complications, SPUTUM microbiology, INSULIN therapy, DRUG resistance in microorganisms, PERINATAL care, TREATMENT effectiveness, PRENATAL diagnosis, PREGNANCY complications, CLEFT palate

A Case Series of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment Response and Risk Factor Profile from a Tertiary Care Center in Karachi.

Authors: Batool, Farzana Ahmed, Iftekhar Siddiqui, Sana et al.

Source: Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine; Jul-Sep2025, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p265-270, 6p

Subject Terms: ANTIBIOTICS, SPUTUM microbiology, RISK assessment, PUBLIC hospitals, QUINOLINE, HETEROCYCLIC compounds, PYRAZINAMIDE, FLUOROQUINOLONES, ISONIAZID, ACADEMIC medical centers, TERTIARY care, RETROSPECTIVE studies, TREATMENT effectiveness, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, TREATMENT duration, ANTITUBERCULAR agents, DRUG efficacy, MEDICAL records, ACQUISITION of data, DISEASE complications, PYRIDINE, AMIKACIN, CASE studies, INDIVIDUALIZED medicine, LINEZOLID, DATA analysis software, KANAMYCIN, PATIENT aftercare, EVALUATION

Geographic Terms: PAKISTAN

Cluster of Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infective Endocarditis and Rising Background C. diphtheriae Cases—Seattle, Washington, 2020–2023.

Authors: Karmarkar, Ellora N Fitzpatrick, Thomas Himmelfarb, Sarah T et al.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 5/15/2024, Vol. 78 Issue 5, p1214-1221. 8p.

Subject Terms: *ANTIBIOTICS, *SPUTUM microbiology, *MICROBIOLOGY of wounds, *BLOOD, *SOFT tissue infections, *COMMUNICABLE diseases, *MICROBIAL sensitivity tests, *INTRAVENOUS drug abuse, *SKIN diseases, *RESEARCH funding, *SEX distribution, *HOSPITAL care, *INFECTIVE endocarditis, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *CELL culture, *DIPHTHERIA, *EPIDEMICS, *MEDICAL records, *ACQUISITION of data, *DISEASE complications, *SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors, *HOUSING, *MEDICAL needs assessment, *CASE studies, *COMORBIDITY, *MIXED infections, *COVID-19

Geographic Terms: WASHINGTON (State)

Necessity of Alternative Strategies to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Strains Detected in Northern Cyprus.

Authors: Opawoye, Elizabeth Mkpouto Güler, Emrah Süer, Kaya et al.

Source: Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences; 2025 Suppl, Vol. 10, p1-5, 5p

Subject Terms: BLOOD microbiology, ANTIBIOTICS, SPUTUM microbiology, PEARSON correlation (Statistics), ENTEROCOCCUS, MICROBIAL sensitivity tests, CANDIDA, ENTEROBACTERIACEAE diseases, HOSPITAL care, FISHER exact test, SEX distribution, MULTIDRUG resistance, RETROSPECTIVE studies, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, CHI-squared test, VANCOMYCIN resistance, METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus, HOSPITAL laboratories, MEDICAL records, ACQUISITION of data, ONE-way analysis of variance, BACTERIAL diseases, DISEASE susceptibility, DATA analysis software, GRAM-negative bacteria, GRAM-positive bacteria

Geographic Terms: TURKEY

Effectiveness of Nursing Care Intervention for Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis.

Authors: Yan, Yumei Bai, Xue

Source: Nursing Open; Jun2025, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p1-16, 16p

Subject Terms: DRUG therapy for tuberculosis, NURSING audit, PREVENTION of drug side effects, TUBERCULOSIS nursing, CLINICAL drug trials, SPUTUM microbiology, ANXIETY prevention, PREVENTION of mental depression, PATIENT compliance, HEALTH literacy, MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems, DRUG side effects, SELF-efficacy, FUNCTIONAL assessment, CINAHL database, NURSING interventions, EVALUATION of medical care, META-analysis, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, ANTITUBERCULAR agents, SYSTEMATIC reviews, ODDS ratio, MEDLINE, MEDICAL databases, CONFIDENCE intervals, PATIENT satisfaction, ONLINE information services, DATA analysis software, DISEASE incidence, SOCIAL participation, PSYCHOSOCIAL functioning, PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems

Application effect of standardized management combined with health education guided by health beliefs in self-management of tuberculosis patients. (English)

Authors: SHI, Xuemei LYU, Shimin GUO, Guihua

Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing in Practice; Jun2025, Vol. 11 Issue 6, p169-172, 4p

Subject Terms: SPUTUM microbiology, TUBERCULOSIS treatment, HEALTH self-care, SELF-evaluation, HEALTH attitudes, SELF-management (Psychology), STATISTICAL sampling, TREATMENT effectiveness, RANDOMIZED controlled trials, EMOTIONS, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, BURDEN of care, HEALTH education, COMPARATIVE studies, DATA analysis software, TUBERCULOSIS, PATIENTS' attitudes, EVALUATION

Geographic Terms: CHINA

Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem and Colistin-Resistance Genes in Clinical Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Diabetic Patients.

Authors: Suresh, Sarika Sathyanath, Gayathri Naik, Akshatha et al.

Source: Journal of Health & Allied Sciences NU; Apr-Jun2025, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p177-182, 6p

Subject Terms: SPUTUM microbiology, CARBAPENEMS, MOLECULAR epidemiology, RESEARCH funding, MULTIDRUG resistance, COLISTIN, PSEUDOMONAS diseases, MOLECULAR biology, DIABETES, MICROBIAL genetics, GENETIC testing, PHENOTYPES

Polymerase Chain Reaction on Respiratory Tract Specimens of Immunocompromised Patients to Diagnose Pneumocystis Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Authors: Lottie Brown Riina Rautemaa-Richardson Carlo Mengoli et al.

Source: Clin Infect Dis
Brown, L, Richardson, R, Mengoli, C, Alanio, A, Barnes, R A, Bretagne, S, Chen, S C A, Cordonnier, C, Donnelly, J P, Heinz, W J, Jones, B, Klingspor, L, Loeffler, J, Rogers, T, Rowbotham, E, Lewis White, P & Cruciani, M 2024, 'Polymerase Chain Reaction on Respiratory Tract Specimens of Immunocompromised Patients to Diagnose Pneumocystis Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Clinical infectious diseases, vol. 79, no. 1, pp. 161-168. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae239

Subject Terms: 0301 basic medicine, Pneumocystis carinii/genetics, Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods, polymerase chain reaction, Respiratory System, pneumocystis, HIV Infections, Sputum/microbiology, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods, Pneumocystis carinii, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sensitivity and Specificity, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/microbiology, Immunocompromised Host, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, systematic review, Respiratory System/microbiology, Major Article, Humans, Pneumonia, Pneumocystis, Sputum, Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/diagnosis, PCP, meta-analysis, HIV Infections/diagnosis, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, Pneumocystis/diagnosis

Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38860786

Burden and Associated Factors of Tuberculosis Among Household Contacts of Sputum Positive Tuberculosis Patients of Aligarh.

Authors: Jude, Simon Abedi, Ali J. Mehnaz, Saira et al.

Source: Indian Journal of Community Medicine; Jan/Feb2025, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p181-186, 6p

Subject Terms: TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis, TUBERCULOSIS microbiology, TUBERCULOSIS epidemiology, TUBERCULOSIS transmission, SPUTUM microbiology, TUBERCULOSIS prevention, TUBERCULOSIS treatment, RISK assessment, CONTACT tracing, DISEASE prevalence, INFECTIOUS disease transmission, MICROBIOLOGICAL techniques, TUBERCULOSIS, DISEASE risk factors, SYMPTOMS

Geographic Terms: INDIA

Phenotypic and Genotypic Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in Proteus vulgaris Isolated from ICU Patients in Baghdad Hospitals.

Authors: Ibrahim, Suhaib Khalid¹ suhaib.khalid@mtu.edu.iq

Source: Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology. Sep/Oct2023, Vol. 17 Issue 5, p585-595. 11p.

Subject Terms: *SPUTUM microbiology, *MICROBIOLOGY of wounds, *INTENSIVE care units, *BLOOD, *PROTEUS (Bacteria), *CELL culture, *DNA, *UREASE, *URINARY tract infections, *CROSS-sectional method, *CROSS infection, *PLASMIDS, *VAGINA, *GENE expression, *GENOTYPES, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *GENOMICS, *DRUG resistance in microorganisms, *URINALYSIS, *PHENOTYPES, *ANTIBIOTICS

Geographic Terms: IRAQ

High Performance of Systematic Combined Urine Liboarabinomannan Test and Sputum Xpert MTB/RIF for Tuberculosis Screening in Severely Immunosuppressed Ambulatory Adults With Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Authors: Bonnet, Maryline Gabillard, Delphine Domoua, Serge et al.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases. Jul2023, Vol. 77 Issue 1, p112-119. 8p.

Subject Terms: *TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis, *SPUTUM microbiology, *LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES, *HIV-positive persons, *CHEST X rays, *IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients, *MEDICAL screening, *IMMUNOSUPPRESSION, *RAPID diagnostic tests, *ANTIRETROVIRAL agents, *CD4 lymphocyte count, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *WALKING, *RESEARCH funding, *DIAGNOSTIC errors, *SECONDARY analysis

Efficacy and Tolerability of Concomitant Use of Bedaquiline and Delamanid for Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Authors: Holmgaard, Freja Breth Guglielmetti, Lorenzo Lillebaek, Troels et al.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases. Apr2023, Vol. 76 Issue 7, p1328-1337. 10p.

Subject Terms: *SPUTUM microbiology, *DRUG efficacy, *ONLINE information services, *CARDIOTOXICITY, *COMBINATION drug therapy, *META-analysis, *MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *SYSTEMATIC reviews, *LONG QT syndrome, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *COMPARATIVE studies, *ANTITUBERCULAR agents, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *MEDLINE, *EVALUATION

Company/Entity: WORLD Health Organization

Non-actionable Results, Accuracy, and Effect of First- and Second-line Line Probe Assays for Diagnosing Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Including on Smear-Negative Specimens, in a High-Volume Laboratory.

Authors: Pillay, Samantha Vos, Margaretha de Derendinger, Brigitta et al.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2/1/2023, Vol. 76 Issue 3, pe920-e929. 10p.

Subject Terms: *SPUTUM microbiology, *PATHOLOGICAL laboratories, *SEQUENCE analysis, *SPUTUM, *MICROSCOPY, *FLUOROQUINOLONES, *GENOTYPES, *DISEASE susceptibility, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *RESEARCH funding, *DIAGNOSTIC errors, *SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics), *DATA analysis software, *PHENOTYPES, RESEARCH evaluation