Bacteriological findings in the transtracheal aspirate from patients with acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
| Autor: | F. J. Halvorsen, A. Schreiner, Asbjørn Digranes, G. Bjerkestrand, T. M. Kommedal |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Chronic bronchitis Exacerbation medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Internal medicine Medicine Humans Bronchitis Aged Transtracheal aspirate biology business.industry Sputum General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Haemophilus influenzae Trachea Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Streptococcus pneumoniae Acute Disease Chronic Disease Etiology Female business Bacteria Respiratory tract |
| Zdroj: | Infection. 6(2) |
| ISSN: | 0300-8126 |
| Popis: | Transtracheal aspirates from 87 patients with acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis who had received no recent antibiotic treatment were examined. A single bacterial species was found in 83% of positive cultures. Predominant pathogens were Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae which occurred jointly or separately in 50% of positive cultures. Bacteria traditionally considered as non-pathogenic for the lower respiratory tract also appeared to play an aetiological role. Enterobacteriaceae and anaerobes were infrequent. No bacterial growth was found in 11 cases. |
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