USEFULNESS OF SPUTUM GRAM STAIN AND CULTURE FOR DIAGNOSIS OFPNEUMONIA IN A GERIATRIC INSTITUTION

• मुख्य लेखकों: Jean-Jacques Lloveras (लेखक), Mohamed-Issam Shukr (लेखक), Claude Pinos (लेखक), Anissa Lindoulsi (लेखक), Philippe Grima (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Peytchinski Publishing, 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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The value of bacteriological assessment of sputum samples is controversial during lower respiratory tract infections. We retrospectively studied sputum Gram stain and culture in a geriatric population during a two-year period. A total of 42 sputum samples were send to the laboratory; among them, 24...