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Sputum infectious agent

MedGen UID:
1053683
Concept ID:
CN377050
Finding
HPO: HP:0430107

Definition

The presence of an infectious agent in the sputum, as characterized by sputum culture or other investigation. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Heyckendorf J, Georghiou SB, Frahm N, Heinrich N, Kontsevaya I, Reimann M, Holtzman D, Imperial M, Cirillo DM, Gillespie SH, Ruhwald M; UNITE4TB Consortium
Clin Microbiol Rev 2022 Sep 21;35(3):e0022721. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1128/cmr.00227-21. PMID: 35311552Free PMC Article
Suárez I, Fünger SM, Kröger S, Rademacher J, Fätkenheuer G, Rybniker J
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 Oct 25;116(43):729-735. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0729. PMID: 31755407
Metlay JP, Waterer GW, Long AC, Anzueto A, Brozek J, Crothers K, Cooley LA, Dean NC, Fine MJ, Flanders SA, Griffin MR, Metersky ML, Musher DM, Restrepo MI, Whitney CG
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019 Oct 1;200(7):e45-e67. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201908-1581ST. PMID: 31573350Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rafeq R, Igneri LA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2024 Mar;38(1):1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2023.12.006. PMID: 38280758
Rafeq R, Igneri LA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2022 Aug;40(3):503-518. Epub 2022 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2022.05.005. PMID: 35953214
Sibandze DB, Kay A, Dreyer V, Sikhondze W, Dlamini Q, DiNardo A, Mtetwa G, Lukhele B, Vambe D, Lange C, Glenn Dlamini M, Ness T, Mejia R, Kalsdorf B, Heyckendorf J, Kuhns M, Maurer FP, Dlamini S, Maphalala G, Niemann S, Mandalakas A
Genome Med 2022 May 19;14(1):52. doi: 10.1186/s13073-022-01054-6. PMID: 35585607Free PMC Article
Heyckendorf J, Georghiou SB, Frahm N, Heinrich N, Kontsevaya I, Reimann M, Holtzman D, Imperial M, Cirillo DM, Gillespie SH, Ruhwald M; UNITE4TB Consortium
Clin Microbiol Rev 2022 Sep 21;35(3):e0022721. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1128/cmr.00227-21. PMID: 35311552Free PMC Article
Daley CL, Winthrop KL
J Infect Dis 2020 Aug 20;222(Suppl 4):S199-S211. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa354. PMID: 32814943Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Barbosa M, Chalmers JD
Presse Med 2023 Sep;52(3):104174. Epub 2023 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2023.104174. PMID: 37778637
Heyckendorf J, Georghiou SB, Frahm N, Heinrich N, Kontsevaya I, Reimann M, Holtzman D, Imperial M, Cirillo DM, Gillespie SH, Ruhwald M; UNITE4TB Consortium
Clin Microbiol Rev 2022 Sep 21;35(3):e0022721. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1128/cmr.00227-21. PMID: 35311552Free PMC Article
Daley CL, Winthrop KL
J Infect Dis 2020 Aug 20;222(Suppl 4):S199-S211. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa354. PMID: 32814943Free PMC Article
Metlay JP, Waterer GW, Long AC, Anzueto A, Brozek J, Crothers K, Cooley LA, Dean NC, Fine MJ, Flanders SA, Griffin MR, Metersky ML, Musher DM, Restrepo MI, Whitney CG
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019 Oct 1;200(7):e45-e67. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201908-1581ST. PMID: 31573350Free PMC Article
Furin J, Cox H, Pai M
Lancet 2019 Apr 20;393(10181):1642-1656. Epub 2019 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30308-3. PMID: 30904262

Therapy

Balani KA, Sahasrabudhe TR, Mehta K, Mirza S
Indian J Tuberc 2023 Apr;70(2):142-146. Epub 2022 Apr 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2022.03.027. PMID: 37100568
Garcia-Vidal C, Sanjuan G, Moreno-García E, Puerta-Alcalde P, Garcia-Pouton N, Chumbita M, Fernandez-Pittol M, Pitart C, Inciarte A, Bodro M, Morata L, Ambrosioni J, Grafia I, Meira F, Macaya I, Cardozo C, Casals C, Tellez A, Castro P, Marco F, García F, Mensa J, Martínez JA, Soriano A; COVID-19 Researchers Group
Clin Microbiol Infect 2021 Jan;27(1):83-88. Epub 2020 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.07.041. PMID: 32745596Free PMC Article
Daley CL, Winthrop KL
J Infect Dis 2020 Aug 20;222(Suppl 4):S199-S211. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa354. PMID: 32814943Free PMC Article
Belknap RW
Thorac Surg Clin 2019 Feb;29(1):27-35. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.09.004. PMID: 30454919
Drosten C, Günther S, Preiser W, van der Werf S, Brodt HR, Becker S, Rabenau H, Panning M, Kolesnikova L, Fouchier RA, Berger A, Burguière AM, Cinatl J, Eickmann M, Escriou N, Grywna K, Kramme S, Manuguerra JC, Müller S, Rickerts V, Stürmer M, Vieth S, Klenk HD, Osterhaus AD, Schmitz H, Doerr HW
N Engl J Med 2003 May 15;348(20):1967-76. Epub 2003 Apr 10 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa030747. PMID: 12690091

Prognosis

Barbosa M, Chalmers JD
Presse Med 2023 Sep;52(3):104174. Epub 2023 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2023.104174. PMID: 37778637
Sibandze DB, Kay A, Dreyer V, Sikhondze W, Dlamini Q, DiNardo A, Mtetwa G, Lukhele B, Vambe D, Lange C, Glenn Dlamini M, Ness T, Mejia R, Kalsdorf B, Heyckendorf J, Kuhns M, Maurer FP, Dlamini S, Maphalala G, Niemann S, Mandalakas A
Genome Med 2022 May 19;14(1):52. doi: 10.1186/s13073-022-01054-6. PMID: 35585607Free PMC Article
Garcia-Vidal C, Sanjuan G, Moreno-García E, Puerta-Alcalde P, Garcia-Pouton N, Chumbita M, Fernandez-Pittol M, Pitart C, Inciarte A, Bodro M, Morata L, Ambrosioni J, Grafia I, Meira F, Macaya I, Cardozo C, Casals C, Tellez A, Castro P, Marco F, García F, Mensa J, Martínez JA, Soriano A; COVID-19 Researchers Group
Clin Microbiol Infect 2021 Jan;27(1):83-88. Epub 2020 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.07.041. PMID: 32745596Free PMC Article
Suárez I, Fünger SM, Kröger S, Rademacher J, Fätkenheuer G, Rybniker J
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 Oct 25;116(43):729-735. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0729. PMID: 31755407
Salzer HJF, Schäfer G, Hoenigl M, Günther G, Hoffmann C, Kalsdorf B, Alanio A, Lange C
Respiration 2018;96(1):52-65. Epub 2018 Apr 10 doi: 10.1159/000487713. PMID: 29635251

Clinical prediction guides

Lawal IO, Abubakar S, Ankrah AO, Sathekge MM
Semin Nucl Med 2023 Jan;53(1):37-56. Epub 2022 Jul 23 doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2022.07.001. PMID: 35882621
Dedrick RM, Smith BE, Cristinziano M, Freeman KG, Jacobs-Sera D, Belessis Y, Whitney Brown A, Cohen KA, Davidson RM, van Duin D, Gainey A, Garcia CB, Robert George CR, Haidar G, Ip W, Iredell J, Khatami A, Little JS, Malmivaara K, McMullan BJ, Michalik DE, Moscatelli A, Nick JA, Tupayachi Ortiz MG, Polenakovik HM, Robinson PD, Skurnik M, Solomon DA, Soothill J, Spencer H, Wark P, Worth A, Schooley RT, Benson CA, Hatfull GF
Clin Infect Dis 2023 Jan 6;76(1):103-112. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac453. PMID: 35676823Free PMC Article
Sibandze DB, Kay A, Dreyer V, Sikhondze W, Dlamini Q, DiNardo A, Mtetwa G, Lukhele B, Vambe D, Lange C, Glenn Dlamini M, Ness T, Mejia R, Kalsdorf B, Heyckendorf J, Kuhns M, Maurer FP, Dlamini S, Maphalala G, Niemann S, Mandalakas A
Genome Med 2022 May 19;14(1):52. doi: 10.1186/s13073-022-01054-6. PMID: 35585607Free PMC Article
Garcia-Vidal C, Sanjuan G, Moreno-García E, Puerta-Alcalde P, Garcia-Pouton N, Chumbita M, Fernandez-Pittol M, Pitart C, Inciarte A, Bodro M, Morata L, Ambrosioni J, Grafia I, Meira F, Macaya I, Cardozo C, Casals C, Tellez A, Castro P, Marco F, García F, Mensa J, Martínez JA, Soriano A; COVID-19 Researchers Group
Clin Microbiol Infect 2021 Jan;27(1):83-88. Epub 2020 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.07.041. PMID: 32745596Free PMC Article
Frieden TR, Sterling TR, Munsiff SS, Watt CJ, Dye C
Lancet 2003 Sep 13;362(9387):887-99. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14333-4. PMID: 13678977

Recent systematic reviews

van Gemert JP, Ravensbergen SJ, Verschuuren EAM, Kerstjens HAM, Willemse BWM, van Ingen J, Hoefsloot W, Gan T, Akkerman OW
Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2023 Dec;37(4):100800. Epub 2023 Oct 7 doi: 10.1016/j.trre.2023.100800. PMID: 37832509
Holmgaard FB, Guglielmetti L, Lillebaek T, Andersen ÅB, Wejse C, Dahl VN
Clin Infect Dis 2023 Apr 3;76(7):1328-1337. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac876. PMID: 36331978
Zangiabadian M, Malekshahian D, Arabpour E, Abadi SSD, Yazarlou F, Bostanghadiri N, Centis R, Aghababa AA, Farahbakhsh M, Nasiri MJ, Sotgiu G, Migliori GB
PLoS One 2022;17(12):e0279714. Epub 2022 Dec 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279714. PMID: 36574432Free PMC Article
Migliori GB, Pontali E, Sotgiu G, Centis R, D'Ambrosio L, Tiberi S, Tadolini M, Esposito S
Int J Mol Sci 2017 Feb 7;18(2) doi: 10.3390/ijms18020341. PMID: 28178199Free PMC Article
Waters V, Ratjen F
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Dec 19;12(12):CD010004. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010004.pub4. PMID: 28000919Free PMC Article

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