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[Bronchial provocation tests using bacterial suspensions in patients with bronchial asthma treated with autologous
M Kraus-Filarska1, J Małolepszy, M Stankiewicz
1Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Wewnetrznych i Alergologii AM, Wrocławiu.
Pneumonologia I Alergologia Polska
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
In 15 patients with non-atopic bronchial asthma bronchial aspirates were carried out. Bacterial strains were isolated from the aspirates and used to produce material for provocation tests andautologous vaccines. Bronchoprovocation was carried out twice--before and after treatment with autovaccines. A decrease in bronchial reactivity was seen after treatment with autologous vaccines. The improvement in spirometric indices was accompanied by clinical improvement in 11 out of the 15 treated cases (73.3%).