title: [Use of rapid microscopic sputum diagnosis in clinical practice].
abstract: A total of 222 unselected expectorated sputum samples obtained from patients with various diseases of the respiratory tract was examined microscopically following the method of Murray and Washington. Based on standardized criteria of evaluation of gram-stained smears direct microscopic examination is a simple and reliable method providing primary information, and can be recommended for bedside diagnostics.
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013183:Sputum / Q000166:cytology* / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Zur Anwendung der mikroskopischen Sputumschnelldiagnostik in der klinischen Praxis.