BACTERIOLOGY OF SUPPURATIVE EAR DISEASES

Bacteriology of acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis of the aged.

Bacteriological examination was performed on bile from 23 patients with acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis. Of 23 bile cultures, 15 yielded aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and 8 yielded aerobic bacteria only. No specimen grew anaerobic bacteria only. A total of 20 cultures yielded a polymicrobial flora, and 3 cultures grew one single aerobic bacterium. Escherichia coli, Klebsiella sp., en...

Current bacteriology of suppurative otitis: resistant patterns and outcomes analysis.

INTRODUCTION Antibiotic resistance has complicated the management of the draining ear. In this study, we examine the factors predisposing to resistance, as well as the role culture played in the management of these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed on all patients with a complaint of otorrhea during a 3-year period. Demographic factors, the patients di...

Lung transplantation for suppurative diseases

Background Bronchiectasis may be associated to chronic respiratory failure, whereas lung transplantation (LTx) is the only long term treatment. According ISHLT registries, cystic fibrosis (CF) is the third cause for LTx (16.8%) and the best survival in five years (60%). Non-CF bronchiectasis corresponds to only 2.8% The aim of this study is to describe our experience with LTx for patients with ...

Etiopathogenesis of suppurative diseases of the lungs.

My task is to clarify some fundamental problems of etiology and pathogenesis of .suppurative diseases of the lungs on the basis of works of Soviet scientists and my own observations during the last 10 years. First: the question of terminology. Is it expedient and pqssible to strictly distinguish between abscess and pulmonary gangrene on the basis of clinical manifestation? Judging from a large ...

Diseases of the Ear