Abstract
Three methods of taking samples of bronchopulmonary secretions; transtracheal aspiration (TT), sputum collection, and fibroaspiration, were compared in 43 patients with severe pneumopathies There was no significant difference in the number of times a pure or dominant germ was isolated by using the three procedures in these 43 cases. In contrast, however, there was a significantly lower number of polymorphous flora and more sterile samples observed when using TT than with the other two methods. When antibiotics are given 1 to 7 days before taking the samples, there is a significant reduction in the number of cultures having a germ in the pure state.
| Translated title of the contribution | A comparative study of three procedures used for studying bronchopulmonary bacterial flora |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 415-418 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Annales de Medecine Interne |
| Volume | 130 |
| Issue number | 8-9 |
| State | Published - 1979 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine