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what is 'sputum analysis'?
Definition for Sputum analysis
Sputum analysis is also known as: Sputum Cytology, Sputum cultures, Sputum exam, culture sputum, sputum gram stain
Sputum analysis is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cor pulmonale and pneumonia.
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diagnosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chronic airway obstruction
Sputum analysis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cor pulmonale
heart failure due to lung disease
Sputum analysis and cor pulmonale
pneumonia
lung infection
Sputum analysis and pneumonia
chronic bronchitis
inflammation of medium sized airways
Sputum analysis and chronic bronchitis
acute respiratory failure
inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system
Sputum analysis and acute respiratory failure
bronchogenic carcinoma
lung cancer
Sputum analysis and bronchogenic carcinoma
emphysema
destruction of lung tissue commonly due to smoking
Sputum analysis and emphysema
viral pneumonia
lung infection by viruses
Sputum analysis and viral pneumonia
Legionellosis
type of bacterial lung infection
Sputum analysis and Legionellosis
MRSA
antibiotic resistant staph infections
Sputum analysis and MRSA
aspergillosis
multisystem fungal disease
Sputum analysis and aspergillosis
aspiration pneumonia
inhalation of stomach or oral contents into lungs
Sputum analysis and aspiration pneumonia
blastomycosis
type of multisystem fungal infection
Sputum analysis and blastomycosis
bronchiectasis
widening and destruction of airways in lungs due to infection or inflammation
Sputum analysis and bronchiectasis
ciliary dyskinesia
defective action of tiny hairs lining respiratory tract
Sputum analysis and ciliary dyskinesia
coccidiodomycosis
valley fever; type of multisystem fungal disease
Sputum analysis and coccidiodomycosis
cystic fibrosis
inherited multisystem disease causing thick mucus in respiratory and digestive systems
Sputum analysis and cystic fibrosis
discitis
inflammation of the intervertebral disk space (the space between the bones of the spine)
Sputum analysis and discitis
empyema
pus in sac enclosing lung
Sputum analysis and empyema
lung abscess
collection of pus in lungs
Sputum analysis and lung abscess
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related procedure for 'sputum analysis'/associated diagnoses
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Pulse oximetry
Oximetry
Sputum analysis and Pulse oximetry
Oxygen
Sputum analysis and Oxygen
Arterial Blood Gas
Sputum analysis and Arterial Blood Gas
Chest X-ray
Radiological technique to image the chest
Sputum analysis and Chest X-ray
Complete Blood Count
Sputum analysis and Complete Blood Count
CT scan
Sputum analysis and CT scan
CT chest
Sputum analysis and CT chest
Pulmonary Function Tests
Sputum analysis and Pulmonary Function Tests
Avoid Smoking
Sputum analysis and Avoid Smoking
airway clearance
Sputum analysis and airway clearance
Chest physical therapy
Sputum analysis and Chest physical therapy
EKG
Electrocardiogram
Sputum analysis and EKG
Bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopy
Sputum analysis and Bronchoscopy
serum electrolytes
Sputum analysis and serum electrolytes
Complete metabolic panel
Sputum analysis and Complete metabolic panel
Serum Alpha1-antitrypsin
Sputum analysis and Serum Alpha1-antitrypsin
Cardiac monitoring
Sputum analysis and Cardiac monitoring
Lung transplantation
Sputum analysis and Lung transplantation
Blood culture
Sputum analysis and Blood culture
HRCT (High Resolution Computed Tomography)
Sputum analysis and HRCT (High Resolution Computed Tomography)
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related medication for 'sputum analysis'/associated diagnoses
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levofloxacin
Sputum analysis and levofloxacin
theophylline
Sputum analysis and theophylline
azithromycin
Sputum analysis and azithromycin
trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole
Sputum analysis and trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole
albuterol
Sputum analysis and albuterol
gemifloxacin
Sputum analysis and gemifloxacin
theophylline(theo-dur)
Sputum analysis and theophylline(theo-dur)
bupropion
Sputum analysis and bupropion
formoterol
Sputum analysis and formoterol
nicotine polacrilex
Sputum analysis and nicotine polacrilex
prednisone
Sputum analysis and prednisone
albuterol(ventolin)
Sputum analysis and albuterol(ventolin)
budesonide
Sputum analysis and budesonide
fluticasone
Sputum analysis and fluticasone
prednisone(deltasone)
Sputum analysis and prednisone(deltasone)
amoxicillin
Sputum analysis and amoxicillin
cefoxitin
Sputum analysis and cefoxitin
fluticasone(flovent)
Sputum analysis and fluticasone(flovent)
ipratropium(atrovent)
Sputum analysis and ipratropium(atrovent)
n-acetylcysteine
Sputum analysis and n-acetylcysteine
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Assessment of expectorated sputum for bacteriological analysis based on ...
Samples of sputum were examined microscopically to determine their suitability ... Microscopic and baceriologic analysis of expectorated sputum. Mayo Clin Proc. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=275316
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Routine sputum culture
Routine sputum culture is a test of secretions from the lungs and bronchi (tubes ... deeply and spit any sputum into a sterile cup. The sputum is then taken to ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Routine-sputum-culture.htm
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Clinical Study: 99-I-0084, To Develop a New Technique to Predict the ...
Clinical Study Summary Sheet for 99-I-0084 ... For the sputum analysis, patients are induced to produce a sputum sample (liquid ...
http://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/cgi/detail.cgi?A_99-I-0084.html
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Routine sputum culture
Sputum is a secretion that is produced in the lungs and the bronchi (tubes that ... The sputum is then taken to the laboratory. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003723.htm
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Sputum Culture
... sputum ... Sputum is a viscous fluid produced within the lungs and ... Arterial Blood Gas Analysis (ABG) Biopsy. Body Plethysmography. Bone Mineral ...
http://lungdiseases.about.com/od/glossaryofterms/g/sputum_culture.htm
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Analysis of Chemotherapy Result in New Smear-Positive Pulmonary ...
Analysis of Chemotherapy Result in New Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis. ... The overall sputum conversion rate was 94.73% and 97.48%, as a result of 2 ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102270608.html
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Antiretroviral Therapy and Tuberculosis | CDC EID
Sputum specimens were collected for AFB staining and culture at the beginning of ... When we restricted our analysis to sputum smear?positive patients, we found a ...
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/13/7/1001.htm
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Effectiveness of Cephalosporins in the Sputum of Patients with ...
... in the serum and sputum were evaluated by capillary ... Analysis using CE. ... Serum and sputum samples were stored at 18°C until analysis was performed, 24 h ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1594714
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SPORES
Conventional karyotypic analysis of lung carcinomas is often ... means to detect lung cancer by sputum analysis prior to any other signs of the disease. ...
http://spores.nci.nih.gov/applicants/lung/lung_docs/25-lung-jhu.html
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Tuberculosis (TB) Symptoms, Cause, Transmission, Diagnosis and ...
Read about tuberculosis (TB) treatment, diagnosis (skin test), transmission, ... different ways, including chest x-rays, analysis of sputum, and skin tests. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/tuberculosis/page4.htm
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Inflammation in sputum relates to progression of disease in subjects ...
Sputum analysis. Spontaneously produced sputum samples were obtained at baseline in the stable ... sufficient sputum sol-phase for inflammatory analysis was ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1664562
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| CDC, Integrated Disease Surveillance & Response
Three sputum specimens from a TB suspect, collected over two consecutive days must be examined. ... calculating the cohort analysis of treatment results, the ...
http://www.cdc.gov/idsr/focus/surv_sys_strengthening/dab-eng...
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Effects of inhaled corticosteroids on sputum cell counts in stable ...
... this meta-analysis was to compare the changes in sputum inflammatory indices ... We chose sputum as the primary source of the analysis because there was a marked ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Sensitivity analysis
Sensitivity analysis determines the effectiveness of antibiotics against ... Sputum culture. Culture from endocervix. Throat culture. Wound and other cultures ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003741.htm
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Health seeking behaviour, health system experience and tuberculosis ...
3 cases were identified by sputum analysis, 11 more by X-ray; all had visited ... asked to provide a sputum specimen for analysis at their first visit, including ...
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Assessing airway inflammation in clinical practice ? experience with ...
... monitoring inflammation by induced sputum analysis or the measurement of exhaled ... was taken as a measure of the predictive value of sputum analysis. ...
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Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints: Advancing Clinical Research and ...
Cellular and biochemical analysis of induced sputum from asthmatic and from healthy subjects. ... biopsy, and induced sputum analysis are used in research ...
http://www4.od.nih.gov/biomarkers/b1.htm
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CDC - Tuberculosis-Related Deaths within a Well-Functioning DOTS ...
Patients who were sputum acid-fast bacillus smear positive underwent clinical ... Cox analysis revealed that TB-related mortality hazard ratios included treatment ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol8no11/02-0021.htm
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Comparison of Culture and PCR for Detection of Burkholderia cepacia in ...
Culture analysis of sputum samples. ... analysis for B. cepacia in sputum ... A portion of sputum was removed for culture analysis, and the remainder was ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=104893
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Pneumonia
In hospitalized patients, sputum or blood tests often indicate the presence of ... If a good sputum sample is available, it is sent to the laboratory for analysis. ...
http://adam.about.com/reports/000064_5.htm
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Novel Algorithm Identifies Species in a Polymycobacterial Sample by ...
... RF-SSCP analysis of PCR amplification products for sputum samples spiked with ... FCE-RF-SSCP analysis of sputum from a patient with mixed mycobacterial M. avium ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=154625
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Assessment by Meta-Analysis of PCR for Diagnosis of Smear-Negative ...
Analysis was conducted by using summary receiver operating ... Specimen studies included studies in which respiratory specimens (sputum, tracheal (more ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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CDC - Coronaviridae and SARS-associated Coronavirus Strain HSR1
Ultrastructural analysis of infected Vero cells showed the virions within cell ... A sputum sample was collected at the peak of illness and stored at ?80°C. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no3/03-0683.htm
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Sputum Analysis for Presence ... However, although sputum analysis appears to be as ... If a sputum analysis does not show cancer cells, but other signs ...
http://adam.about.com/reports/000072_5.htm
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Exhaled Breath Analysis: from Occupational to Respiratory Medicine
The induction of sputum is relatively reproducible and allows the ... Induced sputum collection and analysis is generally well tolerated by patients (6) ...
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Transmission patterns of tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe: a molecular ...
... in Harare, Zimbabwe: a molecular epidemiological analysis. ... Molecular fingerprinting of genomic DNA recovered from sputum was performed by spoligotyping. ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102240702.html
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Sensitivity Analysis and Potential Uses of a Novel Gamma Interferon ...
Sputum smears for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) are the primary methods for diagnosis ... QuantiFERON TB Gold Analysis software was used to calculate results from the raw ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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eMedicine - Bronchiectasis : Article by Ethan E Emmons
Bronchiectasis is an uncommon disease that results in the abnormal and permanent ... A sputum analysis may be used to further strengthen clinical suspicion. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic246.htm
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The Utility of a Single Sputum Specimen in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis*
fewer sputum specimens. We undertook this retro- spective analysis to determine whether a single ... The quantitative analysis of the sputum smear for ...
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/dls/ila/acidfasttraining/references/rm05106.pdf
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Yield of Multiple-Specimen Collection for Sputum Bacteriology.
... Quite often, clinicians requesting sputum bacteriology order the collection of ... The analysis of the 63 sets with a contaminated first specimen showed that the ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102245274.html
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Assessment of pulmonary antibodies with induced sputum and ...
Analysis of BAL fluid from one subject in the nasal booster group was excluded ... or NaCl 0.9%. DTT was therefore not used further for sputum antibody analysis. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1973076
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Cystic Fibrosis | CDC EID
The study comprised 186 patients whose sputum was analyzed for NTM. ... A multivariate analysis demonstrated that the presence of Aspergillus spp. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/3/378.htm
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WHO - Tuberculosis Monitoring and Evaluation - Surveillance Workshop
Trend Analysis. Exploration of Notification Data. Increasing/Decreasing Case Detection ... Lack of equipment (e.g. sputum cups, slides, ...
http://www.who.int/tb/surveillanceworkshop/problem_analysis/...
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Sputum Cytokine Levels in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis as Early ...
Sputum and serum from patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), healthy ... to use sputum from TB patients for phenotypic analysis of leukocyte populations. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Bacterial Diversity in Cases of Lung Infection in Cystic Fibrosis ...
In silico sequence analysis. ... Specifically, LH-PCR analysis was carried out by ... Sputum samples were treated with Sputasol (Oxoid) in accordance with the ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Sensitivity analysis
Sensitivity analysis determines the effectiveness of antibiotics against ... Sputum culture. Culture from endocervix. Throat culture. Wound and other cultures ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Sensitivity-analysis.htm
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Antigenic Specificity of the Mucosal Antibody Response to Moraxella ...
Analysis of purified sputum IgA with mutants. ... In summary, analysis of IgA isolated from well-characterized sputum samples from ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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WHO EMRO - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Exudative pleural effusion: effectiveness of pleural fluid analysis and pleural biopsy ... this study tuberculin skin test, sputum smears and cultures were not ...
http://www.emro.who.int/Publications/EMHJ/1304/article3.htm
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Factors In?uencing Time to Sputum Conversion Among Patients with Smear ...
regression analysis, cavitary disease, numerous AFB on the initial ... Statistical Analysis. were associated with increased time to sputum smear conver- sion. ...
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/dls/ila/acidfasttraining/references/rm05267.pdf
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Value of Examining Multiple Sputum Specimens in the Diagnosis of ...
The relative contribution of each sputum specimen collected in making an ... Further analysis of this data, however, supports a somewhat different conclusion. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=104561
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Utility of Gram Staining for Evaluation of the Quality of Cystic ...
One hundred one sputum samples from CF patients were cultured for gram-negative ... treatment based on sputum culture results is a ... Statistical analysis. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=120690
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(Case) Cost Analysis of Tuberculosis Control | CDC Econ Eval Tutorials (E)
determined the audience for the analysis, ... Sputum induction machines and nebulizers (one per district) 1 weight scale. Tissues and paper bags for sputum ...
http://www.cdc.gov/owcd/EET/CostCase/Fixed/1.html
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Large-Restriction-Fragment Polymorphism Analysis of Mycobacterium ...
PFGE pattern analysis was done by visual comparison of the number and similarity ... The two isolates from sputum samples differed by more than six bands. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=165136
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Should the bleach microscopy method' be recommended for improved case ...
icantly improved if sputum is lique?ed with one or ... no meta-analysis, but we still ... 24 Garay J E. Analysis of a simpli?ed concentration sputum smear ...
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/dls/ila/acidfasttraining/references/rm12159.pdf
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Mixed infection and clonal representativeness of a single sputum sample ...
In contrast, analysis of a single pre-treatment isolate per patient would have ... Each sputum sample from all the patients studied was decontaminated by the ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Candida pseudorugosa sp. nov., a Novel Yeast Species from Sputum
Sequence analysis of the 26S rRNA gene D1/D2 domain and the internal transcribed ... Sequencing and molecular phylogenetic analysis. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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PA-04-035: CIRCULATING CELLS IN CANCER DETECTION
In body fluids, such as sputum, the number of exfoliated tumor cells is often ... debris, which makes molecular analysis difficult without physical separation of ...
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-04-035.html
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Report on the Expert Panel on Biomarkers of Asbestos Exposure and Disease
Comments on Fiber Analysis Techniques (Tissue, BAL Fluid, or Sputum) in Sentinel ... Fiber analysis techniques (tissue, BAL fluid, or sputum) in sentinel ...
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/asbestos/biomarkers_asbest...
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Airway inflammation contributes to health status in COPD: a cross ...
... analysis confirmed the relationship between SGRQ total score and % sputum ... A multivariate analysis including airflow limitation and induced sputum [abstract] ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Induced Sputum Assessment in New York City Firefighters Exposed to ...
Induced sputum (IS) provides a non-invasive alternative method to study respired ... Qualitative and quantitative analysis of chemical particles among silica and ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1247622
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