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. 1990 Mar;45(3):187–189. doi: 10.1136/thx.45.3.187

Nosocomial lower respiratory tract infections in surgical wards.

W J Kinnear 1, R G Finch 1, R Pilkington 1, J T Macfarlane 1
PMCID: PMC462380  PMID: 2330550

Abstract

A six month prospective study of nosocomial lower respiratory tract infection was conducted in four general surgery wards and one urological surgery ward. Thirty eight cases were identified, representing 1% of the surgical admissions to these wards. Twenty eight of the infections followed abdominal surgery. Six patients died, five of whom had pre-existing cardiorespiratory disease. Potential pathogens were isolated in 21 patients, the commonest organisms being Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.

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