title: [Clinical study of respiratory infections complicating bronchial asthma].
abstract: We conducted a clinical study on respiratory infections complicating bronchial asthma. Transtracheal aspiration (TTA) was performed 37 times in 22 patients. The most frequently isolated organism was H. influenzae. The patients in whom organisms were isolated on TTA had a high incidence of fever and evidence of inflammation. Antimicrobial therapy caused a decrease in indices of inflammation (white blood cell count and ESR), but was less effective against the asthmatic symptoms. Respiratory infection may play a complex role in the clinical picture of bronchial asthma.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mikasa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ako
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunimatsu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Narita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods