 Sputum
"Sputum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Material coughed up from the lungs and expectorated via the mouth. It contains MUCUS, cellular debris, and microorganisms. It may also contain blood or pus.
| Descriptor ID |
D013183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.808
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| Concept/Terms |
Sputum, Induced- Sputum, Induced
- Induced Sputum
- Induced Sputums
- Sputums, Induced
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| 1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sputum" by people in Profiles.
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Almeida-Junior JL, Gil-Santana L, Oliveira CA, Castro S, Cafezeiro AS, Daltro C, Netto EM, Kornfeld H, Andrade BB. Glucose Metabolism Disorder Is Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Individuals with Respiratory Symptoms from Brazil. PLoS One. 2016; 11(4):e0153590.
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Chang AB, Oppenheimer JJ, Weinberger M, Rubin BK, Irwin RS. Children With Chronic Wet or Productive Cough--Treatment and Investigations: A Systematic Review. Chest. 2016 Jan; 149(1):120-42.
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Pollack MP, Pringle C, Madoff LC, Memish ZA. Latest outbreak news from ProMED-mail: novel coronavirus -- Middle East. Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Feb; 17(2):e143-4.
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Schmidlin EJ, Sundaram B, Kazerooni EA. Computed tomography screening for lung cancer. Radiol Clin North Am. 2012 Sep; 50(5):877-94.
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O'Sullivan BP, Torres B, Conidi G, Smole S, Gauthier C, Stauffer KE, Glass MB, Gee JE, Blaney D, Smith TL. Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in a child with cystic fibrosis: acquisition in the Western Hemisphere. Chest. 2011 Jul; 140(1):239-42.
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ElMallah MK, Prabhakaran S, Chesrown SE. Plastic bronchitis: resolution after heart transplantation. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011 Aug; 46(8):824-5.
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Mitnick CD, Shin SS, Seung KJ, Rich ML, Atwood SS, Furin JJ, Fitzmaurice GM, Alcantara Viru FA, Appleton SC, Bayona JN, Bonilla CA, Chalco K, Choi S, Franke MF, Fraser HS, Guerra D, Hurtado RM, Jazayeri D, Joseph K, Llaro K, Mestanza L, Mukherjee JS, Muñoz M, Palacios E, Sanchez E, Sloutsky A, Becerra MC. Comprehensive treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 7; 359(6):563-74.
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Spector J, Rathlev NK. Pertussis in an elderly Asian-American man: a case report. J Emerg Med. 2010 May; 38(4):434-8.
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Rowe BH, Campbell SG, Boudreaux ED, Colman I, Abu-Laban RB, Sivilotti ML, Clark S, Camargo CA. Community-acquired pneumonia in North American emergency departments: drug resistance and treatment success with clarithromycin. Acad Emerg Med. 2007 Jul; 14(7):607-15.
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Ramanujam P, Rathlev NK. Blood cultures do not change management in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Acad Emerg Med. 2006 Jul; 13(7):740-5.
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