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Table 4 Bacterial pathogens identified in culture according to differential quality criteria. Results are presented in percentages

From: Effectiveness of expiratory technique and induced sputum in obtaining good quality sputum from patients acutely hospitalized with suspected lower respiratory tract infection: a statistical analysis plan for a randomized controlled trial

 

Squamous cells

< 10

Squamous cells

10–24

Squamous cells

≥ 25

Bacterial agents

   

Streptococcus pneumonia

   

Haemophilus influenza

   

Moraxella catarrhalis

   

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

   

Staphylococcus aureus

   

Enterobacteriaceae

   

Hemolytic streptococci

   

Pharyngeal flora

   

No growth of pathogens

   

Others

   
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