From: Comparing the yield of oropharyngeal swabs and sputum for detection of 11 common pathogens in hospitalized children with lower respiratory tract infection
Sputum/OPS paired specimens
concordant cases
discordant cases
P value
n = 349
n = 91
Gender (boy)
211
58
0.568
Age (IQR)a
0.6 (0.3–1.1)
1.0 (0.4–1.7)
0.002