Sputum is an easily obtainable sample and has provided a wealth of information on COPD pathobiology, and thus has been a preferred sample type for microbiome studies. Although the sputum microbiome ...

An ECB of probable bacterial aetiology was defined as the acute appearance of at least two of the following symptoms: increase in dyspnoea, expectoration and/or sputum purulence. Exacerbation ...

The finale, ladies and gentlemen, is the definitive “tuk” – along with what I imagine to be a satisfying glob of sputum. End scene. What exactly is it about the sticky stuff in the depths of our ...

sputum production and sputum purulence) in 60, acute bronchitis in 59, asthma in 13 and other respiratory infections in 24 patients. The result of the study was that PCT guidance significantly ...

It's a damn disgrace, that people like these who did their jobs with integrity are threatened by the likes of that leaky sack of purulence. For over 20 years we have been exposing Washington lies and ...

However, previous studies of sputum macrorheology from healthy individuals and patients with CF using different experimental protocols yielded in part discrepant results and data on a systematic ...

Here, we investigated this possibility by characterizing the microbial composition in the sputum of 334 TB patients from Tanzania, and by assessing its association with three aspects of disease ...