SPUTUM SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD AND RHEOMETRIC MEASUREMENT METHOD OF SUCH A PRE-TREATED SAMPLE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for treating a specimen (1) of sputum comprising a saliva phase (2) and a sputum phase (3) underlying the saliva phase (2) and comprising mucosal plugs ( 6), the method comprising the following steps: separating the sputum phase (3) and the saliva phase (2) by taking the sputum phase (3) and transferring it to a container ( 10) provided with a flat bottom, - the homogenization of the sputum (3) by fractionation of the mucous plugs (6) by means of a stirring of said sputum (3) by vortex, the stirring speed being adjusted so that the sputum (3) takes in the container (10) a general O-shaped in a plane parallel to the bottom of said container (10).