Expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness.
Matter that is expectorated.
1 However, diagnosis of PTB is difficult for patients who cannot produce sputum .
2 The germ is found in the sputum and in the nasal secretions.
3 Three sputum specimens were collected over 2 days from suspected TB patients.
4 AFB should be considered in high-risk patients, regardless of sputum cytology findings.
5 HA patients are more likely to have P aeruginosa in their sputum .
6 Introduction: Diagnosing tuberculosis in low-resource settings mostly relies on sputum smear microscopy.
7 Prevention of Tuberculosis . - The sputum of consumptives should be carefully collected and destroyed.
8 Rates of mycobacterial clearance from the sputum were then measured and compared.
9 Anti-cancer chemotherapy and erythromycin therapy did not reduce the volume of sputum .
10 Results: A total of 3151 sputum specimens were collected from TB suspects.
11 As a first step, a total of 120 sputum samples were collected.
12 Patients are routinely asked to give samples of urine, sputum and blood.
13 A 68-year-old man with emphysema was admitted with cough and bloody sputum .
14 I think doctors are good at assessing the color of sputum .
15 Four months after changing the regimen sputum smear and culture converted to negative.
16 Smokers with at least a 15 pack-year history were screened for sputum atypia.
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