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Experimental Human Pneumococcal Carriage
Published on: February 15, 2013
Cough plates as a non-invasive alternative for pathogen detection in paediatric community-acquired pneumonia
Samuel Henriksson1, Simon Danielsson2, Amanda Angerstig2
1Department of Paediatrics, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Women's and Children's Health, Paediatric Inflammation, Metabolism and Child Health Research, International Maternal and Child Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Aim:
To evaluate diagnostic performance of cough plates compared to sputum samples in children with suspected pneumonia.
Methods:
Microbiological samples were collected after saline inhalation from 53 children.
Results:
Pathogens were recovered in similar rates with partial concordance.
Conclusions:
Cough plates may represent a promising alternative to sputum samples.
