| isolation of pathogenic bacteria from induced sputum from hospitalized children with pneumonia in bangladesh. | a prospective study was carried out on 157 patients admitted to a paediatric hospital in dhaka, bangladesh to determine the bacteria present in the induced sputum of paediatric patients with x-ray proven pneumonia. their ages ranged from 21 days to 11 years; 65 per cent of them were male and 35 per cent were female. the most affected age group was between 6 months and 2 years old. respiratory secretions produced by induced cough were taken by swab from the oropharynx for culture and smear. the p ... | 1998 | 9972076 |