Background. Sputum examination can be useful in diagnosing the cause of pneumonia in
adults but is less well established in children. We sought to assess the diagnostic utility of …

Background. Sputum microscopy and culture are commonly used for diagnosing the cause
of pneumonia in adults but are rarely performed in children due to difficulties in obtaining …

Despite tremendous advances in diagnostic laboratory technology, identifying the pathogen
(s) causing pneumonia remains challenging because the infected lung tissue cannot usually …

Background: The usefulness of induced sputum in searching for causative agents of
pneumonia in children has not been studied. Methods: The study involved 101 children …

Background An improved understanding of childhood pneumonia etiology is required to
inform prevention and treatment strategies. Lung aspiration is the gold standard specimen …

Pneumonia kills more children each year worldwide than any other disease. Nonetheless,
accurately determining the causes of childhood pneumonia has remained elusive. Over the …

Abstract The Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) project is the largest
multicountry etiology study of childhood pneumonia since the Board on Science and …

Childhood community acquired pneumonia continues to be an important clinical problem at
the individual, institutional and community levels. Determination of microbial etiology is …

Background. It is standard practice for laboratories to assess the cellular quality of
expectorated sputum specimens to check that they originated from the lower respiratory …

Background Diagnostic testing for bacterial etiology of community-acquired pneumonia
(CAP) is insensitive. Induced sputum (IS) is an attractive option for the evaluation of the …