title: Is the practice of routine sputum cultures a "sacred cow"?
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mahashur
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*