 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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2002 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2004 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2012 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2014 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2015 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2016 | 3 | 8 | 11 | | 2017 | 5 | 8 | 13 | | 2018 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2019 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2020 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sputum" by people in Profiles.
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Wilson TM, Bolt M, Stahly A, Lee JS, Bang TJ, Sachs PB, Deane KD, Humphries SM, Solomon JJ, Demoruelle MK. Transforming growth factor-beta is increased in sputum from individuals with rheumatoid arthritis-associated pulmonary fibrosis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2025 Jun 01; 64(6):3989-3995.
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Calhoun KM, Armantrout E, Poch K, Caceres S, Lovell VK, Jones M, Malcolm KC, Vestal B, Wheeler E, Rysavy N, Manzer J, Aboellail I, Chatterjee D, Nick JA. Prospective Analysis of urINe LAM to Eliminate NTM Sputum Screening (PAINLESS) study: Rationale and trial design for testing urine lipoarabinomannan as a marker of NTM lung infection in cystic fibrosis. PLoS One. 2025; 20(3):e0309191.
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Fahy JV, Jackson ND, Sajuthi SP, Pruesse E, Moore CM, Everman JL, Rios C, Tang M, Gauthier M, Wenzel SE, Bleecker ER, Castro M, Comhair SA, Erzurum SC, Hastie AT, Moore W, Israel E, Levy BD, Denlinger L, Jarjour NN, Johansson MW, Mauger DT, Phillips BR, Sumino K, Woodruff PG, Peters MC, Seibold MA. Type 1 Immune Responses Related to Viral Infection Influence Corticosteroid Response in Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb; 211(2):194-204.
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Gauvreau GM, Sehmi R, FitzGerald JM, Leigh R, Cockcroft DW, Davis BE, Mayers I, Boulet LP, Al-Sajee D, Salter BM, Cusack RP, Ho T, Whetstone CE, Alsaji N, Satia I, Killian KJ, Mitchell PD, Magee IP, Bergeron C, Bhutani M, Werkstr?m V, Durzynski T, Shoemaker K, Katial RK, Jison M, Newbold P, McCrae C, O'Byrne PM. Benralizumab for allergic asthma: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Eur Respir J. 2024 Sep; 64(3).
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Opron K, Begley LA, Erb-Downward JR, Li G, Alexis NE, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, Bleecker ER, Boucher R, Bowler RP, Christenson SA, Comellas AP, Criner G, Cooper CB, Couper D, Galban CJ, Han MK, Hastie A, Hatt C, Hoffman EA, Kaner RJ, Kesimer M, Krishnan JA, LaFon DC, Martinez FJ, Ortega VE, Peters SP, Paine R, Putcha N, Woodruff PG, Huffnagle GB, Kozik AJ, Curtis JL, Huang YJ. Loss of Airway Phylogenetic Diversity Is Associated with Clinical and Pathobiological Markers of Disease Development in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 07 15; 210(2):186-200.
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Rogers I, Barron MA. Evaluating the role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR in ruling out active tuberculosis. Am J Infect Control. 2024 Nov; 52(11):1339-1341.
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Correnti S, Preian? M, Gamboni F, Stephenson D, Pelaia C, Pelaia G, Savino R, D'Alessandro A, Terracciano R. An integrated metabo-lipidomics profile of induced sputum for the identification of novel biomarkers in the differential diagnosis of asthma and COPD. J Transl Med. 2024 03 23; 22(1):301.
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Neff SL, Doing G, Reiter T, Hampton TH, Greene CS, Hogan DA. Pseudomonas aeruginosa transcriptome analysis of metal restriction in ex vivo cystic fibrosis sputum. Microbiol Spectr. 2024 Apr 02; 12(4):e0315723.
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Covar R, Lazarus SC, Krishnan JA, Blake KV, Sorkness CA, Dyer AM, Lang JE, Lugogo NL, Mauger DT, Wechsler ME, Wenzel SE, Cardet JC, Castro M, Israel E, Phipatanakul W, King TS. Association of Sputum Eosinophilia With Easily Measured Type-2 Inflammatory Biomarkers in Untreated Mild Persistent Asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 04; 12(4):960-969.e6.
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Stoner SN, Baty JJ, Novak L, Scoffield JA. Commensal colonization reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa burden and subsequent airway damage. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023; 13:1144157.
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