"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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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sputum" by people in Profiles.
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Mometasone or Tiotropium in Mild Asthma with a Low Sputum Eosinophil Level. N Engl J Med. 2019 05 23; 380(21):2009-2019.
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Predictors of inhaled corticosteroid taper failure in adults with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 04; 7(4):1335-1337.e3.
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Race is associated with differences in airway inflammation in patients with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Jul; 140(1):257-265.e11.
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Pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium gordonae Following the Opening of a newly constructed hospital at a Chicago Medical Center. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Feb; 36(2):198-203.
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Lung cancer screening: panacea or pipe dream? Ann Oncol. 2005; 16 Suppl 2:ii215-9.
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Consensus statements from the Second International Lung Cancer Molecular Biomarkers Workshop: a European strategy for developing lung cancer molecular diagnostics in high risk populations. Int J Oncol. 2002 Aug; 21(2):369-73.
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Considerations in developing successful, population-based molecular screening and prevention of lung cancer. Cancer. 2000 Dec 01; 89(11 Suppl):2465-7.
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The early detection of occult lung cancer. Chest Surg Clin N Am. 2000 Nov; 10(4):737-49.
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Prospects for lung-cancer screening. Lancet. 2000 Feb 19; 355(9204):592-3.
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Coisolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Hameophilus influenzae from middle ear fluid and sputum: effect on MIC results. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Jan; 37(1):277.