The yield of sputum culture in bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia after initiation of antibiotics

Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;58(12):1782-3. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu140. Epub 2014 Mar 5.

Authors

Michael S Abers¹, Daniel M Musher²

Affiliations

¹ Baylor College of Medicine.
² Baylor College of Medicine Medical Care Line, Infectious Diseases Section, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 24604901
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu140

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Gentian Violet
Humans
Phenazines
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / drug therapy*
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / microbiology*
Sputum / microbiology*
Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
Time Factors

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Gram's stain
Phenazines
Gentian Violet