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ArticleERJ open research2025

The success rate and safety of induced sputum is better than you think: give it a try!

Catherine Moermans, Florence Schleich, Sara Gerday, Noémie Bricmont, Romane Bonhiver, Sophie Graff, Stéphanie Ziant, France Regnier, Adrien Onssels, Makon-Sébastien Njock and 6 more

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Article in ERJ open research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Catherine MoermansGiga I3, Pneumology Research Group, Liege University, Liege, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9558-5878
Florence SchleichGiga I3, Pneumology Research Group, Liege University, Liege, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1373
Sara GerdayGiga I3, Pneumology Research Group, Liege University, Liege, Belgium.
Noémie BricmontGiga I3, Pneumology Research Group, Liege University, Liege, Belgium.
Romane BonhiverGiga I3, Pneumology Research Group, Liege University, Liege, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0958-9344
Sophie GraffGiga I3, Pneumology Research Group, Liege University, Liege, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2060-689X
Stéphanie ZiantDept of Pneumology-Allergology, CHU Liege, Liege, Belgium.
France RegnierDept of Pneumology-Allergology, CHU Liege, Liege, Belgium.
Adrien OnsselsGiga I3, Pneumology Research Group, Liege University, Liege, Belgium.
Makon-Sébastien NjockGiga I3, Pneumology Research Group, Liege University, Liege, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8137-1978
Adeline RosuGiga I3, Pneumology Research Group, Liege University, Liege, Belgium.
Monique HenketDept of Pneumology-Allergology, CHU Liege, Liege, Belgium.
Carole SanchezDept of Pneumology-Allergology, CHU Liege, Liege, Belgium.
Virginie PaulusDept of Pneumology-Allergology, CHU Liege, Liege, Belgium.
Françoise GuissardDept of Pneumology-Allergology, CHU Liege, Liege, Belgium.
Renaud LouisGiga I3, Pneumology Research Group, Liege University, Liege, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMID40337336
PMCPMC12053898

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