title: [Induced expectoration: its role in the diagnosis of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this retrospective study was to describe the changes and the effect of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis on induced sputum sensitivity during these five last years
  
  
  METHODS
  An induced sputum examination was performed in 80 cases of PCP over a 5-year period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The induced sputum were positive in 30 cases (sensitivity = 37.5%). This sensitivity changed very little during these five years. Thirty of these 80 patients (37.5%) received PCP prophylaxis at least for four weeks before PCP diagnosis. Induced sputum sensitivity was 50% in the group with prophylaxis versus 30% in the group without prophylaxis (p = 0.073).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In our institution, the induced sputum examination remains an interesting diagnostic procedure for PCP. PCP prophylaxis does not seem to have effects on induced sputum sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Hôpital Bichat, Claude Bernard, Paris.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cabié
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mendoza-Sassi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matheron
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dombret
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Coulaud
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000336:Aerosols; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010419:Pentamidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000494:pharmacology; D013183:Sputum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D010419:Pentamidine
vernacular_title: Expectorations induites: intérêt pour le diagnostic des pneumocystoses pulmonaires.