Bacteriological study of bronchoalveolar lavage in immunocompromised hosts.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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1994 Oct; 37(4): 409-14
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in English
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| ID: sea-72908
ABSTRACT
Sixty bronchoalveolar lavage samples collected from lung cancer patients attending the Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Unit of the Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal; were cultured for both the aerobic and anaerobic organisms. Fifty nine samples yielded bacteria in pure culture. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (34.8%) was the commonest aerobe, Peptostreptococcus was the commonest anaerobe (45.2%) isolated. Bacteroides fragilis was isolated in (23.8%) of cases. Gentamycin was found to be effective against aerobes, Metronidazole and Rifampicin against anaerobes.
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Main subject:
Bacteria, Anaerobic
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Bacteria, Aerobic
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
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Immunocompromised Host
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Lung Neoplasms
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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