Pharyngeal flora in ambulatory alcoholic patients: prevalence of gram-negative bacilli.
Arch Intern Med
; 138(12): 1815-6, 1978 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
The pharyngeal flora of a group of ambulatory alcoholic patients was studied and compared with the pharyngeal flora of a control group. Sixty-eight patients were studied, 34 alcoholics and 28 controls. Of the alcoholic patients, 59% had Gram-negative bacilli in their pharyngeal flora, while 14% of the control group had the same organisms. There were no differences in Gram-positive cocci colonization between the groups. Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most frequent isolate (40%) and the Klebsiella-Enterobacter group accounted for 76% of the isolates. Colonization rates of greater than 10 colony forming units/ml were found in 43% of the alcoholic patients. The high prevalence and higher colonization rates of Gram-negative bacilli in alcoholic patients might explain the higher incidence of Gram-negative bacillary pneumonia among alcoholics.
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Assunto principal:
Faringe
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Bactérias
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Alcoolismo
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Intern Med
Ano de publicação:
1978
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Article