[The characteristics of the bacterial flora in patients with interstitial lung diseases].
The paper deals with a possible contribution of microorganisms to the development of interstitial pulmonary diseases (IPD). An examination was made of 57 patients who were in terms of nosological entities were divided into 3 groups: 1) patients with fibrotic alveolitis; 2) those with pulmonary sarcoidosis, and 3) those with histiocytosis X. All patients underwent general clinical examinations, microbiological studies of bronchial contents, mainly bronchial swabs. Based on the examinations and studies, it may be concluded that the infectious component is not the leading predictor of IPD development. However, it should be borne in mind that some patients, those with pulmonary sarcoidosis in particular, have a pneumococcal infectious process.
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Fastova
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D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology