Bacteriological study of bronchoalveolar lavage in immunocompromised hosts.

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1994-10-01
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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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Kumari GR, Rau PV, Beena VK, Ramani R, Shivananda PG. Bacteriological study of bronchoalveolar lavage in immunocompromised hosts. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 1994 Oct; 37(4): 409-14
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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/72908
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Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology