Pediatric Induced Sputum Collection
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Resources/References
- Zar, H. et al. Induced sputum versus gastric lavage for microbiological confirmation of pulmonary tuberculosis in infants and young children: a prospective study. Lancet 2005; 365: 130–34. doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)17702-2
- Jones, P. et al. The Tolerability, Safety, and Success of Sputum Induction and Combined hypertonic Saline Challenge in Children. Amer J. of Resp. and Critical Care Medicine 2001; 164(7). doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.164.7.2103015
- Jimenez, M. et al. Induced sputum versus gastric lavage for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children. BMC Infect Dis 13, 222 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-222
- Gison, P.G. et al. Sputum induction in children. European Respiratory Journal 2002 20: 44s-46s; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00004402
- Grant, L. et al. Procedures for Collection of Induced Sputum Specimens From Children. Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 54, Issue suppl_2, April 2012, Pages S140–S145, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cir1069
- Scheicher, M.E. et al. Sputum induction: review of literature and proposal for a protocol. Sao Paulo Med J. 2003 Sep 1;121(5):213-9. doi: 10.1590/s1516-31802003000500008. Epub 2003 Nov 5. PMID: 14666295.
