Steps to Getting a Good Sputum Sample

Once the sputum (phlegm) is in your mouth, release it into the container provided by the study nurse. 7. Check– Give the sputum (phlegm) container to the study nurse to check for quality. The study nurse should hold the container up to the light to make sure you have provided a quality sample. 8. Repeat– On day 1, you need to produce two high

  Sputum

Specimen Collection Guidelines - Centers for Disease ...

Sputum, tracheal aspirate, broncheoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, pleural fluid. Due to the increased technical skill and equipment needs, collection of specimens other than sputum from the lower respiratory tract may be limited to patients presenting with more severe disease, including persons admitted to the hospital and/or fatal cases. a.

  Sputum

Antimicrobial prescribing table

Send a sputum sample for culture and susceptibility testing. Offer an antibiotic. When choosing an antibiotic, take account of severity of symptoms and risk of treatment failure. People who may be at higher risk of treatment failure include people who’ve had repeated courses of antibiotics, a previous sputum culture with resistant or atypical

  Sputum

Contact Investigations for Tuberculosis

sputum smears and a positive nucleic acid amplification test result. For persons with positive sputum smears and a negative nucleic acid amplification test result, a contact investigation is not indicated. The contact investigation process should be started for persons suspected of having infectious TB disease, even before confirmation.

  Sputum

What is Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Lung Disease?

Sputum (mucus) is looked at under the microscope to see if NTM bacteria are present. Cultures to try to grow the bacteria are also done. Some NTM grow rapidly in culture—within a few days—but some NTM types take several weeks to be detected in the culture. Collection of three early-morning sputum samples on different days is preferred for

  Sputum, Mycobacteria, Nontuberculous, Nontuberculous mycobacteria

California Tuberculosis School Staff & Volunteer Risk ...

a chest x-ray, symptom assessment , and if indicated, sputum collection for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smears, cultures and nucleic acid amplification testing. What if I have TB screening or treatment questions? Consult the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Guide for

  Sputum

Infection Control in Home Care - Centers for Disease ...

consistency or color of sputum, respiratory rales and rhonchi, and increased serum leukocytes. Once made aware of these patients, a designated nurse can review the evidence (e.g., clinical signs and symptoms, available laboratory data, nursing and physician progress notes) and apply the definition of home-care acquired infection. This approach

  Control, Infections, Infection control, Sputum

Tuberculosis Referral - Alberta Health Services

Is there sputum? oYes o Other (specify and duration) o No Travel If this person has travelled to a TB endemic country within the past two years, identify the purpose of travel and provide the dates. Check all that apply. [Refer to Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Guidelines ...

  Sputum

California Pediatric Tuberculosis Risk Assessment and User ...

California Pediatric TB Risk Assessment and User Guide (September 2018) Page | 1 of 3 California Pediatric Tuberculosis Risk Assessment • Use this tool to identify asymptomatic children for latent TB infection (LTBI) testing. • Do not repeat testing unless there are new risk factors since the last test. If initial negative screening test occurred prior to 6 months of age, …