Pulmonary aerobic bacterial flora after aspiration pneumonitis.
Preventive antibiotic therapy in patients with aspiration pneumonitis remains controversial. Observations from culture of bronchial secretions indicate that patients who aspire of gastric contents whould receive antibiotics prophylactically only if there is another infective focus present or strongly suspected. Otherwise antibiotics should be withheld until clinically or radiologically indicated.
D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001831:Body Temperature; D001980:Bronchi / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents