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Acute Bronchitis
Of the 784 physicians who answered the questions on bronchitis, 662 preferred antibiotic therapy in acute bronchitis with purulent sputum (84.6%), 610 on uncertain diagnosis[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
GRACE, the largest trial yet testing antibiotics for acute bronchitis with purulent sputum in 2,060 adults and published in February 2013, showed amoxicillin did not reduce[pulmccm.org]
Randomised controlled trial of antibiotics in patients with cough and purulent sputum. Br Med J . 1976;2(6035):556–559. 22. Williamson HA Jr.[journals.lww.com]
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Pneumonia
sputum which may be blood-stained or rust-coloured, breathlessness, fever, malaise.[patient.info]
CAP results in about 100,000 hospital admissions each year in England. [ 6 ] Most episodes occur during the autumn or winter. [ 7 ] Presentation Symptoms: cough, purulent[patient.info]
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Upper Respiratory Infection
Clinically significant amounts of purulent sputum may suggest bronchitis or pneumonia.[emedicine.medscape.com]
Patients with chronic bronchitis should have their sputum cultured for bacteria initially and during exacerbations.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Microbiologic Diagnosis Bacteriologic examination and culture of purulent respiratory secretions should always be performed for cases of acute bronchitis not associated with[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Viral Lower Respiratory Infection
Purulent sputum is usually the best way to do this. Investigations You're basically trying to see how bad the pneumonia is.[medrevise.co.uk]
., presence of cough for two to 14 days) who received azithromycin (Zithromax) or a low-dose of vitamin C, more than one half of patients had fever or purulent sputum, although[aafp.org]
[…] volume and purulence .[en.wikipedia.org]
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Legionnaires' Disease
sputum and often chest pain and a localized infiltrate on chest X-ray .[medicinenet.com]
[…] the associated symptoms and signs are unlike typical pneumonia (as characterized by Streptococcus pneumonia), which involves spiking high fevers, sudden onset, cough, and purulent[medicinenet.com]
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Bronchiectasis
A 70-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath and increased production of purulent sputum.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Symptoms are chronic cough and purulent sputum expectoration; some patients may also have fever and dyspnea.[msdmanuals.com]
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Lung Abscess
The three diseases are clinically characterized by; 1- Fever (mild, moderate, high). 2- Toxemia (mild, moderate, severe). 3- Purulent sputum production (for short or long[slideshare.net]
sputum (lots!!)[mydentistryjourney.wordpress.com]
The patient will then cough up purulent sputum. LA may empty into the interpleural space, thus causing an empyema that is associated with dyspnea and chest pain.[symptoma.com]
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Bacterial Pneumonia
., the presence of purulent sputum or suspected presence of bacterial pathogens in clinical specimens.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Respiratory tract irritation Cough of Purulent sputum Hemoptysis 3.[quizlet.com]
They often present in the absence of fever and purulent sputum production.[link.springer.com]
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Pulmonary Actinomycosis
It usually has an occult beginning but ultimately symptoms in the form of progressive weakness, low-grade fever, weight loss, cough with purulent sputum, breathlessness on[lungindia.com]
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Pneumonic Plague
The production of bloody, watery or purulent sputum along with gastrointestinal symptoms may also occur.[omicsonline.org]
The first signs of illness expected would be fever with cough with the production of bloody, watery, or purulent sputum, and dyspnea [ 3 ].[omicsonline.org]