To assist the physician and the laboratory professional in interpreting sputum smears,all of the following local material are quantitated EXCEPT:

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Microbial florae,neutrophils,and epithelial cells all influence the quality of the culture results reported by the laboratory.Mucus does not influence the culture results one way or another,so it is not quantitated in bacterial smears.

To Assist the Physician and the Laboratory Professional in Interpreting