Broncho-alveolar lavage in chronic upper respiratory tract infections

The relationship between upper and lower respiratory tract infections has been demonstrated previously, although the effect of chronic infection of One tract on the other has not been well studied. This work analyses the broncho-alveolar lavage fluid of patients with chronic purulent rhino-sinusitis...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 1995-09, Vol.109 (9), p.859-862
Main Authors: Zeitoun, H., El-Husseiny, W., El-Sawi, M., Mandour, M. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - cytology
Bronchoaveolar lavage fluied
Chronic Disease
Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Immunoglobulin A - analysis
Infectious diseases
Leukocyte Count
Main Articles
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neutrophils
Nitro-blue tetrazolium
Phagocytosis
Recurrence
Rhinitis
Rhinitis - immunology
Rhinitis - pathology
Sinusitis
Sinusitis - immunology
Sinusitis - pathology
Therapeutic Irrigation
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Summary:The relationship between upper and lower respiratory tract infections has been demonstrated previously, although the effect of chronic infection of One tract on the other has not been well studied. This work analyses the broncho-alveolar lavage fluid of patients with chronic purulent rhino-sinusitis and reveals and increase in the neutrophil nitro-blue tetrazolium dye reduction test positivity provides evidence for increased phagocutosis to compensate for the increased contamination of the lower respiratory tract.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215100131500