title: [A comparative study of three procedures used for studying bronchopulmonary bacterial flora (author's transl)].
abstract: Three methods of taking samples of bronchopulmonary secretions; transtracheal aspiration (TT), sputum collection, and fibro-aspiration, were compared in 43 patients with severe pneumopathies. There was no significant difference in the number of times a pure or dominant germ was isolated by using the three procedures in these 43 cases. In contrast, however, there was a significantly lower number of polymorphous flora and more sterile samples observed when using TT than with the other two methods. When antibiotics are given 1 to 7 days before taking the samples, there is a significant reduction in the number of cultures having a germ in the pure state.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology; D011677:Punctures; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000382:microbiology*; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013396:Suction; D014132:Trachea / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Etude comparative de trois techniques d'étude de la flore bactérienne broncho-pulmonaire.