Relationship between polymorphonuclear leukocyte count in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and bacterial content in Gram's stain and bacterial content in final microbiological report.
Coll Antropol
; 34(1): 1-6, 2010 Mar.
Article
de En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20437633
ABSTRACT
Eighty samples of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were obtained from the total of 48 patients (22 females and 26 males) and analyzed. Eighteen of those patients were organ transplant recipients. The relationship between polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) count in direct sample and semi quantitative Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial content were analyzed in BALF samples. PMN count in direct sample and Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial content of the final microbiological report was compared as well. On the total number of samples PMN count in direct samples of BALF was statistically significant regarding the presence of Gram-positive bacteria in the same sample; it was nearly significant regarding the presence of Gram-negative bacteria; and it was statistically significant for the total bacterial content. If BALF samples are divided into those obtained from organ-transplant and those obtained from non-organ-transplant patients, positive, statistically significant relationship is found in the organ-transplant group, more specifically for the relationship between PMNs and total bacterial content. When PMN count in direct microbiological sample was compared with the results of the final microbiological report, statistically significant relationship was found neither with respect to all BALF samples, nor after dividing them into "organ-transplant" and "non-organ-transplant" group. We did not find differences caused by gender.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Transplantation d'organe
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Sujet immunodéprimé
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Pneumopathie bactérienne
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Mycoses pulmonaires
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Granulocytes neutrophiles
Type d'étude:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Langue:
En
Journal:
Coll Antropol
Année:
2010
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Croatie