Exacerbations also occurred more frequently among patients with more purulent sputum vs. mucoid sputum over 5 years, as demonstrated by incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of 1.26 (95% CI, 1.19-1.33 ...

The color of the phlegm from patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis can indicate ... (5380) had mucopurulent, 18% (2486) had purulent, and 1% (177) had severe purulent sputum. Dr ...

When you cough up phlegm, it's called sputum. If your sputum is green, yellow, ... and mucopurulent to purulent (thick and sticky). Your phlegm may get thicker and darker as an infection progresses.

Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Due to Influenza or Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Evaluation of RT-PCR Sensitivity in Nasopharyngeal, Saliva, and Sputum Samples, Pathogens, 14, 5, (400 ...

This article reviews the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of bronchiectasis, a syndrome of abnormal airways that results in chronic cough, sputum production, and respiratory impairment.

In some cases, you will see something called purulent drainage from your wound. This is an indication that the injury has become infected. If this happens, you need to contact your doctor.

The color of the phlegm from patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis can indicate the degree ... 40% (5380) had mucopurulent, 18% (2486) had purulent, and 1% (177) had severe purulent sputum.

The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing. A variety of organisms, including bacteria, ...

Purulent drainage is a thick and milky discharge from a wound. It often indicates an infection and needs treatment as soon as possible. Regularly inspecting a wound is an integral part of the ...

Dr Critchton and her colleagues recorded the sputum colour in 13,484 out of 19,324 patients who regularly coughed up sputum and who were enrolled in the pan-European bronchiectasis registry, EMBARC.

Forty percent of the sputum-producing patients (5541) had mucoid sputum, 40% (5380) had mucopurulent, 18% (2486) had purulent, and 1% (177) had severe purulent sputum.

Dr Crichton said: "We found an increased risk of exacerbations, hospitalisations and death with more purulent sputum. For each 1-point increase in sputum purulence, there was a 12% increased risk ...