 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.
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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sputum" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Sputum" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sputum" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Youngquist BM, Saliba J, Kim Y, Cutro TJ, Lyon CJ, Olivo J, Ha N, Fine J, Colman R, Vergara C, Robinson J, LaCourse S, Garfein RS, Catanzaro DG, Lange C, Perez-Then E, Graviss EA, Mitchell CD, Rodwell T, Ning B, Hu TY. Rapid tuberculosis diagnosis from respiratory or blood samples by a low cost, portable lab-in-tube assay. Sci Transl Med. 2025 Apr 09; 17(793):eadp6411.
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Gandhi T, Shah A, Gautam N, Meena N. One- versus two-specimen Xpert strategy to discontinue airborne isolation in suspected pulmonary tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Nov; 29(11):1385-1392.
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Smith-Jeffcoat SE, Eisenach KD, Joloba M, Ssengooba W, Namaganda C, Nsereko M, Okware B, Cavanaugh JS, Cegielski JP. Quantification of multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis bacilli in sputum during the first 8 weeks of treatment. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022 Nov 01; 26(11):1058-1064.
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Burbank AJ, Schworer SA, Sood A, Almond M, Chason K, Bean N, Zhou H, Hernandez ML. Airway IL-1? associates with IL-5 production following dust mite allergen inhalation in humans. Respir Res. 2021 Dec 07; 22(1):309.
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Demers AM, Kim S, McCallum S, Eisenach K, Hughes M, Naini L, Mendoza-Ticona A, Pradhan N, Narunsky K, Poongulali S, Badal-Faesen S, Upton C, Smith E, Shah NS, Churchyard G, Gupta A, Hesseling A, Swindells S. Drug susceptibility patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from adults with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and implications for a household contact preventive therapy trial. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Feb 24; 21(1):205.
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Thai PVK, Ha DTM, Hanh NT, Day J, Dunstan S, Nhu NTQ, Kiet VS, Lan NH, Dung NH, Lan NTN, Thuong NT, Lan NN, Li?u PTT, H?ng NT, ?i?p ?C, Thanh NTK, H?i NV, Nghia NV, ??i TN, Minh HQ, Thom NV, Farrar J, Caws M. Bacterial risk factors for treatment failure and relapse among patients with isoniazid resistant tuberculosis. BMC Infect Dis. 2018 03 06; 18(1):112.
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Colman RE, Anderson J, Lemmer D, Lehmkuhl E, Georghiou SB, Heaton H, Wiggins K, Gillece JD, Schupp JM, Catanzaro DG, Crudu V, Cohen T, Rodwell TC, Engelthaler DM. Rapid Drug Susceptibility Testing of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates Directly from Clinical Samples by Use of Amplicon Sequencing: a Proof-of-Concept Study. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 08; 54(8):2058-67.
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