Incidence of mycoses in bronchopulmonary disorders.
A total of 274 samples were collected--180 sputum samples, 82 bronchial secretions and 12 pleural aspirates. Main fungus was Candida albicans from sputum (45.5 percent), from bronchial secretions (14.6 percent). Rest were Aspergillus, Alternaria and Helminthosporium. All the pleural aspirates were negative for fungus.
Department of Microbiology, Medical College, Rohtak (Haryana), India.
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D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000453:epidemiology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections; D015995:Prevalence