BACTERIOLOGY AND THERAPY OF LUNG ABSCESS IN CHILDREN

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BROOK, I
FINEGOLD, SM
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[1] VET ADM WADSWORTH HOSP CTR, INFECT DIS SECT, LOS ANGELES, CA 90073 USA
[2] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, SCH MED, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 USA
[3] UNIV CALIF IRVINE, FAIRVIEW STATE HOSP, IRVINE, CA 92664 USA
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10.1016/S0022-3476(79)80341-8
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R72 [儿科学];
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The bacteriology and clinical findings of ten pediatric patients with lung abscess are presented.Bacteriologic data were based on percutaneous transtracheal aspiration obtained before initiation of antimicrobial therapy. Anaerobic bacteria were present in all ten patients; in nine they were mixed with aerobic bacteria. The most frequent isolates were Peptostreptococcus (8), Peptococcus (5), Bacteroides melaninogenicus (6), and Bacteroides fragilis (3). The aerobic isolates most frequently recovered were alpha-hemolytic streptococci (5), group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (4), and Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae (4 each). Virtually all abscesses were located in dependent pulmonary segments. Antimicrobial therapy was guided by the bacteriologic findings and was successful in all instances. © 1979 The C. V. Mosby Company.
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