EMSON HE. STAPHYLOCOCCI IN BRONCHI OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS: AN
AUTOPSY STUDY.
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL 1964;
90:1005-7. [PMID:
14166457 PMCID:
PMC1922680]
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Abstract
Swabs were taken from the main bronchi of hospital patients at routine autopsy, and cultures examined for the presence of coagulase-positive staphylococci. The proportion of patients yielding positive cultures increased steadily with the length of stay in hospital. There was no correlation between positive cultures and age or sex. The results of this study suggest that bronchi of long-stay patients may form a significant source of dissemination of staphylococci producing "hospital" infections.
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