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From: Diagnostic stewardship aiming at expectorated or induced sputum promotes microbial diagnosis in community-acquired pneumonia

Fig. 2

Numbers of respiratory tract samples (in absolute numbers on bars) and corresponding diagnostic yield from microbiological testing from various anatomical sampling sites among all hospitals and years. NS nasopharyngeal secretions, PS pharyngeal secretions, ES/IS expectorated or induced sputum, TS tracheal secretions, BAL bronchoalveolar lavage, PE pleural effusion

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