Abramzon,O.M., Elagina,N.N., Kartashova,O.L., Valyshev,A.V., Kirgizova,S.B., Valysheva,I.V., Perunova,N.B.

Characterization of microflora isolated in cases of acute inflammatory pulmonary and pleural diseases

Institute of Cellular and Intracellular Symbiosis, Clinical Hospital, Orenburg, Russia

The species composition and biological properties of microflora isolated from 42 patients with acute inflammatory pulmonary and pleural diseases were studied. A wide spectrum of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms was detected. Infective agents causing severe course of the infectious process were found to have a high level of persistence properties.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2003, No. 4, P. 44—47