title: [Yearly changes of isolated organisms from the respiratory tract in Hokusho Central Hospital].
abstract: Isolated organisms from the respiratory tract have been studied in our hospital from 1986 to 1993. The total number of samples were 18,345 and samples which showed 10(5) cfu/ml organisms were 8648 in our hospital for 8 years. Enterobacteriacae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and glucose nonfermenting gram-negative rods were major isolates in 8 years. Haemophilus influenzae, which used to be the commonest isolate, decreased from 10.9% in 1993 while Enterobacteriacae increased from 8.9% in 1986 to 17.6% in 1993. S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae were major isolates from out-patients consisting of 50%, followed by Enterobacteriacae, P. aeruginosa and MSSA. Enterobacteriacae and P. aeruginosa were major isolates from in-patients, followed by MRSA and beta-Streptococcus. Streptococcus agalactiae, Serratia marcescens and Corynebacterium spp. prevailed especially in the geriatric ward. S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis were major isolates from patients with pneumoconiosis, especially in winter.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology and Internal Medicine, Hokusho Central Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takase
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saikusa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohtsubo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaku
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000382:microbiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors