title: Factors associated with isolation of pathogenic bacteria from sputum of patients with acute bronchospasm.
abstract: Patients with obstructive airways disease (asthma and chronic obstructive airways disease) with an acute exacerbation of symptoms were studied. Those requiring hospitalization were chosen to study the pattern of respiratory pathogens isolated on a supervised sputum culture. Certain variables were studied in a case control design to determine an association with culture positivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nayyar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Antonisamy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: John
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000382:microbiology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000382:microbiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*