Sputum Culture Test: References

Bacterial sputum culture. Lab Tests Online. https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/sputum-culture/tab/sample. Updated December 16, 2014. Accessed September 2017.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Septimus E. Clinician guide for collecting cultures. https://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/healthcare/implementation/clinicianguide.html. Updated April 7, 2015. Accessed September 2017.

Sputum collection guidelines. Geisinger Medical Laboratories Microbiology Specimen Collection Instructions. https://www.geisingermedicallabs.com/MicroApp/sputum_collection_guidelines.shtml. Updated January 11, 2013. Accessed September 2017.