Bacteriologic flora of aspiration-induced pulmonary infections

• Published in: Archives of internal medicine (1960) Vol. 135; no. 5; p. 711
• Main Authors: Cesar, L, Gonzalez, C, Calia, F M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.1975
• Subjects: Haemophilus influenzae - isolation & purification; Humans; Klebsiella pneumoniae - isolation & purification; Lung Abscess - microbiology; Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification; Neisseria - isolation & purification; Pneumonia - microbiology; Pneumonia, Aspiration - microbiology; Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification; Streptococcus pyogenes - isolation & purification

The role of anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms in the genesis of pneumonia or lung abscess in patients with historical, clinical, and radiologic findings suggestive of aspiration was compared to their role in similar patients without these findings. Bacterial specimens were obtained by transtrache...