title: Sputum culture--a sacred cow?
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mahashur
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*