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Safety of induced sputum collection in children hospitalized with severe or very severe pneumonia

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Background

Induced sputum (IS) may provide diagnostic information about the etiology of pneumonia. The safety of this procedure across a heterogeneous population with severe pneumonia in low- and middle-income countries has not been described.

Methods

IS specimens were obtained as part a 7-country study of the etiology of severe and very severe pneumonia in hospitalized children <5 years of age. Rigorous clinical monitoring was done before, during, and after th...

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Publication status:
Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/cid/cix078

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation More from this funder
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal website
Volume:
64
Issue:
suppl_3
Pages:
S301-S308
Publication date:
2017-05-01
DOI:
EISSN:
1537-6591
ISSN:
1058-4838
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Pubs id:
pubs:827518
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uuid:82dbbbc1-b714-4020-8e88-c9f21af934df
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pubs:827518
Source identifiers:
827518
Deposit date:
2018-03-16

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