Objective. Sputum colour plays an important role in the disease concepts for acute cough,
both in the patients' and the doctors' view. However, it is unclear whether the sputum colour …

Sputum colour is regarded as a good marker of bacterial involvement in acute exacerbations
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and guides many physicians in deciding …

We investigated whether discoloured sputum and feeling unwell were associated with
antibiotic prescription and benefit from antibiotic treatment for acute cough/lower respiratory …

We examined the correlation between sputum colour and the presence of potentially
pathogenic bacteria in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECBs). Data were pooled …

Study objectives To stratify COPD patients presenting with an acute exacerbation on the
basis of sputum color and to relate this to the isolation and viable numbers of bacteria …

BACKGROUND: Respiratory infections with sputum production are a major reason for
physician visits, diagnostic testing, and antibiotic prescription in the United States. We …

BACKGROUND: When COPD patients present with an exacerbation, one cannot verify a
bacterial cause of an exacerbation without time-consuming laboratory analyses. This makes …

BACKGROUND: Bacterial testing of all patients who present with acute cough is not feasible
in primary care. Furthermore, the extent to which easily obtainable clinical information …

We analyzed 795 sputa from 315 patients (233 males, mean age 69.3±8.8 years, mean
number of exacerbations 2.52/patient) with acute exacerbations of moderate-to-severe …

Study objectives We evaluated the role of sputum examination in the management of
patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in a primary-care hospital without …