"Sputum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Material coughed up from the lungs and expectorated via the mouth. It contains MUCUS, cellular debris, and microorganisms. It may also contain blood or pus.
| Descriptor ID |
D013183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.808
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| Concept/Terms |
Sputum, Induced- Sputum, Induced
- Induced Sputum
- Induced Sputums
- Sputums, Induced
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sputum" by people in Profiles.
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Association of Sputum Eosinophilia With Easily Measured Type-2 Inflammatory Biomarkers in Untreated Mild Persistent Asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Apr; 12(4):960-969.e6.
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Genetic regulators of sputum mucin concentration and their associations with COPD phenotypes. PLoS Genet. 2023 06; 19(6):e1010445.
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Sex Differences in Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Outcomes in Mali, West Africa. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 08 17; 107(2):433-440.
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Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and bacterial diversity in the lower respiratory tract of children. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0244341.
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Charcot-Leyden crystal protein/galectin-10 is a surrogate biomarker of eosinophilic airway inflammation in asthma. Biomark Med. 2019 06; 13(9):715-724.
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Mometasone or Tiotropium in Mild Asthma with a Low Sputum Eosinophil Level. N Engl J Med. 2019 05 23; 380(21):2009-2019.
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Adapting clinical trial design to maintain meaningful outcomes during a multicenter asthma trial in the precision medicine era. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 02; 77:98-103.
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The potential economic value of sputum culture use in patients with community-acquired pneumonia and healthcare-associated pneumonia. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Aug; 25(8):1038.e1-1038.e9.
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Evaluation of the airway microbiome in nontuberculous mycobacteria disease. Eur Respir J. 2018 10; 52(4).
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Gallium disrupts bacterial iron metabolism and has therapeutic effects in mice and humans with lung infections. Sci Transl Med. 2018 09 26; 10(460).