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Factors associated with isolation of pathogenic bacteria from sputum of patients with acute bronchospasm
V Nayyar1, B Antonisamy, G John
1Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore.
The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences
|October 1, 1992
Abstract:
Patients with obstructive airways disease (asthma and chronic obstructive airways disease) with an acute exacerbation of symptoms were studied. Those requiring hospitalization were chosen to study the pattern of respiratory pathogens isolated on a supervised sputum culture. Certain variables were studied in a case control design to determine an association with culture positivity.