"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sputum" by people in Profiles.
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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra versus mycobacterial growth indicator tube liquid culture for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in symptomatic adults: a diagnostic accuracy study. Lancet Microbe. 2024 Jun; 5(6):e520-e528.
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Yield of Facility-based Targeted Universal Testing for Tuberculosis With Xpert and Mycobacterial Culture in High-Risk Groups Attending Primary Care Facilities in South Africa. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 05 03; 76(9):1594-1603.
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Co-testing a single sputum specimen for TB and SARS-CoV-2. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2023 02 01; 27(2):146-147.
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Differentially culturable tubercle bacteria as a measure of tuberculosis treatment response. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:1064148.
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Drug resistant tuberculosis: Implications for transmission, diagnosis, and disease management. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:943545.
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Detection of differentially culturable tubercle bacteria in sputum from drug-resistant tuberculosis patients. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:949370.
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Rapid urine-based screening tests increase the yield of same-day tuberculosis diagnoses among patients living with advanced HIV disease. AIDS. 2022 May 01; 36(6):839-844.
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Detection of isoniazid, fluoroquinolone, ethionamide, amikacin, kanamycin, and capreomycin resistance by the Xpert MTB/XDR assay: a cross-sectional multicentre diagnostic accuracy study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 02; 22(2):242-249.
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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Bacilli and Nucleic Acids From Tongue Swabs in Young, Hospitalized Children. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021; 11:696379.
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Supplementation of sputum cultures with culture filtrate to detect tuberculosis in a cross-sectional study of HIV-infected individuals. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2021 07; 129:102103.