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The Journal of the Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology |
Biblioraphy Information
| ArticleTitle |
Clinical Investigation of the Isolated Aspergillus Species From the Respiratory Tract Specimens |
| Language |
J |
| AuthorList |
Noriyuki Watanabe1), Syun Takahashi1), Giichi Hashikita1), Yoshinobu Abe2), Norihito Tarumoto2), Toshiyuki Yamaduchi2), Shigefumi Maesaki2) |
| Affiliation |
1) Central Laboratory of Saitama Medical School Hospital
2) Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Saitama Medical School |
| Publication |
J.J.C.M.: 20 (2), 113-117, 2010 |
| Received |
January 23, 2009 |
| Accepted |
March 24, 2010 |
| Abstract |
We evaluated the clinical investigation of the isolated Aspergillus species from the respiratory tract specimens in the patients with Saitama Medical School Hospital. The sixty-four cases was isolated Aspergillus species from the respiratory tract specimens from 2005 to 2008. Aspergillus fumigatus were isolated 47 cases and Aspergillus niger were 6 cases, Aspergillus flavus were 4 cases, and other Aspergillus species were 7 cases, respectively. Twenty-five cases were isolated one colony of Aspergillus species from respiratory tract specimens and 30 cases were isolated between 2 from 10 colonies, and 9 cases were isolated more than 11 colonies. Seven cases were positive (1→3)-β-D-glucan in all of 8 cases isolated Aspergillus species more than 11 colonies from the respiratory tract specimens and 14 cases were positive (1→3)-β-D-glucan in all of 33 cases isolated Aspergillus species more than 11 colonies from the respiratory tract specimens. We considered the clinical investigation of the isolated the numbers of colonies of Aspergillus species from the respiratory tract specimens was an important information for the diagnosis of the patients with pulmonary aspergillosis. |
| Keywords |
Aspergillus, respiratory tract specimens, (1→3)-β-D-glucan, Aspergillus fumigatus, number of colony |
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