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. 1991;84(4):317-22.

[Is cytobacteriological examination of sputum necessary for the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary superinfections in Abidjan?]

[Article in French]
A Kacou  1 , A H Faye Kette, F D Sylla Koko, A L Akoua Koffi, A L Khonte, S A Bouzid, M Dosso
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[Is cytobacteriological examination of sputum necessary for the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary superinfections in Abidjan?]

[Article in French]
A Kacou et al. Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1991.

Abstract

About 276 sputums analysed from 1984 to 1989, 61% of them have been positive. Beside the usual germs of the oropharynged flora, 115 bacteria susceptible of being pathogenic have been isolated. The kinds which are frequently found are Klebsiella = 31 (27%), Escherichia coli = 20 (17%), Enterobacter = 19 (17%), Staphylococcus aureus = 17 (15%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa = 12 (10%).

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