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ArticlePloS one2020

A variety of bacterial aetiologies in the lower respiratory tract at patients with endobronchial tuberculosis.

Sae Byol Kim, Won-Yeon Lee, Ji-Ho Lee, Seok Jeong Lee, Myoung Kyu Lee, Sang-Ha Kim, Young Uh, Soon-Hee Jung, Beomsu Shin

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sae Byol KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Won-Yeon LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Ho LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Seok Jeong LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Myoung Kyu LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Sang-Ha KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Young UhDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Soon-Hee JungDepartment of Pathology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3565-3426
Beomsu ShinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8449-0195
Yonsei University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, our understanding of the elusive bacterial communities in the lower respiratory tract and their role in chronic lung disease has increased significantly. However, little is known about the respiratory microorganisms in patients with endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB), which is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by destruction of the tracheobronchial tree due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection. We retrospectively reviewed data for histopathologically and microbiologically confirmed EBTB patients diagnosed at a tertiary referral hospital in South Korea between January 2013 and January 2019. Bacterial cultures were performed on bronchial washing from these patients at the time of EBTB diagnosis. A total of 216 patients with EBTB were included in the study. The median age was 73 years and 142 (65.7%) patients were female. Bacteria were detected in 42 (19.4%) patients. Additionally, bacterial co-infection was present in 6 (2.8%) patients. Apart from MTB, the most common microorganisms identified were Staphylococcus aureus (n = 14, 33.3%) followed by Klebsiella species (n = 12, 28.6%; 10 Klebsiella pneumoniae, 2 Klebsiella oxytoca), Streptococcus species (n = 5, 11.9%), Enterobacter species (n = 4, 9.5%), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 3, 7.1%). A variety of microorganisms were isolated from the bronchial washing indicating that changes in microorganism composition occur in the airways of patients with EBTB. Further studies are needed to investigate the clinical significance of this finding.

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AgedBronchoscopyEnterobacterFemaleHumansKlebsiellaMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisPseudomonas aeruginosaRepublic of KoreaRespiratory SystemRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcusTuberculosis, Pulmonary

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PMID32584852
PMCPMC7316277
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