 Sputum
"Sputum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Material coughed up from the lungs and expectorated via the mouth. It contains MUCUS, cellular debris, and microorganisms. It may also contain blood or pus.
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D013183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.808
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| Concept/Terms |
Sputum, Induced- Sputum, Induced
- Induced Sputum
- Induced Sputums
- Sputums, Induced
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sputum" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sputum" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2004 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2006 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2012 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2014 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2015 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2016 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2017 | 5 | 8 | 13 | | 2018 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2019 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2020 | 1 | 11 | 12 | | 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2025 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sputum" by people in Profiles.
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Fought MK, Hong G, Quinn AC, Wagner BD, Robertson CE, Harris JK, Laguna TA. Molecular Methods to Detect and Quantify Fungal Communities in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Specimens. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Apr; 61(4):e71598.
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Sagel SD, Poore TS, Wagner BD, Xie J, Heltshe SL, Cross M, Bratcher PE, Taylor-Cousar JL, Wilson A, McBennett K, Morgan SJ, Singh PK, Nichols DP, Kelly A, Solomon GM. Long-term reductions in inflammation in people with cystic fibrosis treated with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 02 01; 23(2):241-251.
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Hoppe JE, Paisley A, Vigers T, Moffett K, Indihar V, Dasenbrook E, Mortensen JE, Muhlebach MS, Siracusa C. Reliability of Clinic-Obtained vs Self-Obtained Respiratory Samples From the Self-Sample Accuracy and Benefit Implementation Trial (S2wAB-IT). Chest. 2026 Jun; 169(6):1488-1495.
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Khanna K, Tang M, Jackson ND, Johansson MW, Bleecker ER, Castro M, Comhair SA, Denlinger LC, Erzurum SC, Hastie AT, Moore W, Israel E, Levy BD, Jarjour NN, Mauger DT, Phillips BR, Sumino K, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Seibold MA, Fahy JV. High airway thymic stromal lymphopoietin in asthma is associated with type 2 inflammation, mucus plugging, and airway remodeling. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2026 Mar; 157(3):616-626.
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Lihou K, McGuinness S, Morales-Aza B, Begier E, Duale K, Aldridge R, Farhoudi N, Vowles J, Thomas D, Southern J, Oliver J, Lahuerta M, Schneider K, Gessner BD, Finn A, Danon L, Hyams C. Sensitivity of RSV detection by PCR in respiratory samples is not reduced by a 24?h delay from sampling to testing with storage at room temperature. Mol Med. 2025 Nov 22; 31(1):342.
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Knoll RL, Brauny MM, Robert E, Cloos L, Waser L, Hilbert K, Ulmer N, Hillen B, Birkner T, Bartolomaeus TUP, Nitsche O, Jarquín-Díaz VH, Lynch S, Gehring S, Maier L, Poplawska K, Forslund-Startceva SK. CFTR modulator therapy drives microbiome restructuring through improved host physiology in cystic fibrosis: the IMMProveCF phase IV trial. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 18; 16(1):10111.
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Pittman JE, Morgan S, McCreary M, Vu PT, Jorth P, Heltshe S, Hoffman LR, Kelly A, Sagel SD, Singh PK, Solomon GM, Rosenfeld M, Ratjen F. Clinical Effectiveness of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor in 6- to 11-Year-Olds with Cystic Fibrosis: An Observational Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 11; 22(11):1696-1708.
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Shi J, Yu C, Ke D, Yuan X, Pang Y, Wu Y, Wang T, Stultz R, Liu X, Tian X, Li M, Wang Q, Demoruelle MK, Solomon JJ, Lood C. Systemic neutrophil activation and N-formyl methionine-formyl peptide receptor-1 signaling define inflammatory endotypes in rheumatoid arthritis-associated lung involvement. J Intern Med. 2025 Dec; 298(6):656-669.
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Sun L, Walls SA, Dang H, Quinney NL, Sears PR, Sadritabrizi T, Hasegawa K, Okuda K, Asakura T, Chang X, Zheng M, Mikami Y, Dizmond FU, Danilova D, Zhou L, Deshmukh A, Cholon DM, Radicioni G, Rogers TD, Kissner WJ, Markovetz MR, Guhr Lee TN, Gutay MI, Esther CR, Chua M, Grubb BR, Ehre C, Kesimer M, Hill DB, Ostrowski LE, Button B, Gentzsch M, Robinson C, Olivier KN, Freeman AF, Randell SH, Vladar E, O'Neal WK, Boucher RC, Chen G. STAT3-Dependent Regulation of CFTR and Ciliogenesis Is Essential for Mucociliary Clearance and Innate Airway Defense in Hyper-IgE Syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 10; 211(10):1951-1969.
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Hoppe JE, Vigers T, Trujillo A, Hanley E, Sagel SD, Zemanick ET. Impact of Home Collection and Shipping of Respiratory Specimens on Bacterial Pathogen Detection in Children With Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 Sep; 60(9):e71289.
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