[Behavior of staphylococci of the nasal cavity in subjects exposed to hyperbaric oxygen].
A careful qualitative and quantitative study revealed a significant decrease in bacterial, and especially staphylococcal, cultures from nasal swabs 24 hr after exposure to oxygen at 2.5 atm for 30', followed by a gradual return to initial values after a further four days. It is felt that this picture was ascribable to the influence of hyperbaric O2 on the microorganisms and their metabolism, and on the body's defence mechanisms.
D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000494:pharmacology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*
D010100:Oxygen
Comportamento degli stafilococchi delle cavità nasali di soggetti esposti ad ossigeno iperbarico.