title: Expectorated sputum for community-acquired pneumonia: a sacred cow.
authors.forename: J Mark
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Madison
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003371:Cough; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents