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Purulent sputum

MedGen UID:
537040
Concept ID:
C0241235
Sign or Symptom
SNOMED CT: Purulent sputum (42192008)
 
HPO: HP:0034777

Definition

Sputum contains pus. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPurulent sputum

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Flume PA, Basavaraj A, Garcia B, Winthrop K, Di Mango E, Daley CL, Philley JV, Henkle E, O'Donnell AE, Metersky M
Respir Med 2023 May;211:107217. Epub 2023 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107217. PMID: 36931575
Evensen AE
Am Fam Physician 2010 Mar 1;81(5):607-13. PMID: 20187597
Yamakage M, Iwasaki S, Namiki A
J Anesth 2008;22(4):412-28. Epub 2008 Nov 15 doi: 10.1007/s00540-008-0650-2. PMID: 19011781

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
Liu X, Jiao X, Gong X, Nie Q, Li Y, Zhen G, Cheng M, He J, Yuan Y, Yang Y
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2023;18:907-917. Epub 2023 May 18 doi: 10.2147/COPD.S410954. PMID: 37223656Free PMC Article
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
Evensen AE
Am Fam Physician 2010 Mar 1;81(5):607-13. PMID: 20187597
Lazarus A, Myers J, Fuhrer G
Postgrad Med 2008 Sep;120(3):113-21. doi: 10.3810/pgm.2008.09.1912. PMID: 18824830

Diagnosis

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
Liu X, Jiao X, Gong X, Nie Q, Li Y, Zhen G, Cheng M, He J, Yuan Y, Yang Y
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2023;18:907-917. Epub 2023 May 18 doi: 10.2147/COPD.S410954. PMID: 37223656Free PMC Article
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
McShane PJ, Naureckas ET, Tino G, Strek ME
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013 Sep 15;188(6):647-56. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201303-0411CI. PMID: 23898922
Evensen AE
Am Fam Physician 2010 Mar 1;81(5):607-13. PMID: 20187597

Therapy

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
Liu X, Jiao X, Gong X, Nie Q, Li Y, Zhen G, Cheng M, He J, Yuan Y, Yang Y
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2023;18:907-917. Epub 2023 May 18 doi: 10.2147/COPD.S410954. PMID: 37223656Free PMC Article
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
McShane PJ, Naureckas ET, Tino G, Strek ME
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013 Sep 15;188(6):647-56. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201303-0411CI. PMID: 23898922
Nseir S, Ader F, Marquette CH
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2009 Apr;22(2):148-53. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3283229fdb. PMID: 19276882

Prognosis

Liu X, Jiao X, Gong X, Nie Q, Li Y, Zhen G, Cheng M, He J, Yuan Y, Yang Y
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2023;18:907-917. Epub 2023 May 18 doi: 10.2147/COPD.S410954. PMID: 37223656Free PMC Article
Wu MH, Wu HY
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2022 Feb;30(2):190-194. Epub 2021 Sep 24 doi: 10.1177/02184923211044399. PMID: 34558317
Geppert EF
Semin Respir Infect 1992 Dec;7(4):282-8. PMID: 1307131
Lewiston NJ
Pediatr Clin North Am 1984 Aug;31(4):865-78. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34650-8. PMID: 6379586
Light RW, Girard WM, Jenkinson SG, George RB
Am J Med 1980 Oct;69(4):507-12. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(80)90460-x. PMID: 7424940

Clinical prediction guides

Aliberti S, Ringshausen FC, Dhar R, Haworth CS, Loebinger MR, Dimakou K, Crichton ML, De Soyza A, Vendrell M, Burgel PR, McDonnell M, Skrgat S, Maiz Carro L, de Roux A, Sibila O, Bossios A, van der Eerden M, Kauppi P, Wilson R, Milenkovic B, Menendez R, Murris M, Borekci S, Munteanu O, Obradovic D, Nowinski A, Amorim A, Torres A, Lorent N, Van Braeckel E, Altenburg J, Shoemark A, Shteinberg M, Boersma W, Goeminne PC, Elborn JS, Hill AT, Welte T, Blasi F, Polverino E, Chalmers JD; EMBARC Registry Investigators
Eur Respir J 2024 Apr;63(4) Epub 2024 Apr 18 doi: 10.1183/13993003.01554-2023. PMID: 38609095Free PMC Article
Johnstone J, Muscedere J, Dionne J, Duan E, Rochwerg B, Centofanti J, Oczkowski S, Lauzier F, Marshall J, Heels-Ansdell D, Daneman N, Mehta S, Arabi Y, Zytaruk N, Dodek P, Adhikari NK, Karachi T, Charbonney E, Stelfox HT, Kristof AS, Ball I, Hand L, Fowler R, Zarychanski R, Arnaud CS, Takaoka A, Kutsogiannis J, Khwaja K, Sligl W, Loubani O, Tsang J, Lamarche D, Bowdish D, Surette M, Cook D; Prevention of Severe Pneumonia and Endotracheal Colonization Trial (PROSPECT) Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group
J Crit Care 2023 Jun;75:154284. Epub 2023 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154284. PMID: 36870801
Serrano Fernández L, Ruiz Iturriaga LA, España Yandiola PP, Méndez Ocaña R, Pérez Fernández S, Tabernero Huget E, Uranga Echeverria A, Gonzalez Jimenez P, García Hontoria P, Torres Martí A, Menendez Villanueva R, Zalacain Jorge R
Int J Infect Dis 2022 Feb;115:39-47. Epub 2021 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.023. PMID: 34800689Free PMC Article
McKay R, Mah A, Law MR, McGrail K, Patrick DM
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016 Jul;60(7):4106-18. Epub 2016 Jun 20 doi: 10.1128/AAC.00209-16. PMID: 27139474Free PMC Article
Fung HB, Monteagudo-Chu MO
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 2010 Feb;8(1):47-62. doi: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2010.01.003. PMID: 20226392

Recent systematic reviews

Zhang X, Pang L, Lv X, Zhang H
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2021;76:e2420. Epub 2021 Apr 16 doi: 10.6061/clinics/2021/e2420. PMID: 33886788Free PMC Article
Chen K, Pleasants KA, Pleasants RA, Beiko T, Washburn RG, Yu Z, Zhai S, Drummond MB
COPD 2020 Jun;17(3):311-317. Epub 2020 May 27 doi: 10.1080/15412555.2020.1766433. PMID: 32456479
McKay R, Mah A, Law MR, McGrail K, Patrick DM
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016 Jul;60(7):4106-18. Epub 2016 Jun 20 doi: 10.1128/AAC.00209-16. PMID: 27139474Free PMC Article

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