Results of a South African study in this week's issue of THE LANCET show how a diagnosis of tuberculosis in young children can be confirmed by a straightforward sputum test, rather than the ...

Previous publications [2,3] showed that inhalation exposure to an artificial flavoring mixture used in producing microwave popcorn was implicated as causing disease. In this study, we evaluated if ...

Current TB tests rely on sputum, mucus collected from the lungs and lower respiratory system. While rich in TB bacteria required for testing, collecting sputum is difficult, making it inefficient for ...

Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is an illness that affects the lungs and is caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. TB can spread when a person with the illness coughs, ...

A sputum culture is a sample of the gooey substance that often comes up from your chest when you have an infection in your lungs or airways. It is mostly made up of white blood cells that fight ...

What is a sputum Gram’s stain? A sputum Gram’s stain is a laboratory test that allows your doctor to diagnose a bacterial infection in your respiratory tract. They may order it if you have symptoms of ...

This study was conducted in a microwave popcorn plant in November 2001. Of 149 current workers, 140 participated in the survey. Of the 140 participants, 32 were excluded from sputum induction: 27 ...