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Lower airway bacterial colonization in asymptomatic smokers and smokers with chronic bronchitis and recurrent exacerbations.

Abstract：

:Bacterial colonization of the lower airways in patients with chronic bronchitis (CB) has been described mainly in patients with co-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although smoking has been identified as a risk factor for bacterial colonization it is not known whether asymptomatic smokers (AS) can be colonized. The aim of this study was to study lower airway bacterial colonization in smokers with stable CB and recurrent exacerbations and compare with AS and healthy never-smokers (NS). Thirty-nine smokers with CB and recurrent exacerbations (median FEV1 85% of predicted normal), 10 AS and 10 NS, underwent bronchoscopy and a two-step bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) procedure where the first portion (20 ml, 'pre-BAL') was recovered separately from the rest (140 ml, 'BAL'). The degree of oropharyngeal contamination of pre-BAL and BAL samples was evaluated by cytology. Semiquantitative bacterial cultures were performed on all samples. Higher bacterial numbers than 10(3) colony-forming units (cfu) x ml(-1) in BAL were found only in the two smoking groups. Using 10(3) cfu x ml(-1) as cut-off, 6/10 (60%) in the AS-, and 7/35 (20%) in the CB-group were colonized in the lower airways. In all, 29% of all smokers had bacterial colonization. Only bacteria belonging to the normal oropharyngeal flora were found. The proportion of samples with oropharyngeal contamination was significantly lower in BAL than in pre-BAL (5% vs. 21%, P=0.039). The proportion of sterile samples was significantly higher in BAL than in pre-BAL (49% vs. 26%, P=0.002). Lower airway bacterial colonization was found both in asymptomatic smokers and in patients with CB. Colonization with potential respiratory pathogens is uncommon in patients with CB and recurrent exacerbations without severe airflow obstruction. The two-step BAL procedure seems to decrease oropharyngeal contamination.

journal_name

Respir Med

journal_title

Respiratory medicine

authors

Qvarfordt I,Riise GC,Andersson BA,Larsson S

doi

10.1053/rmed.2000.0857

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-09-01 00:00:00

pages

881-7

issue

eissn

0954-6111

issn

1532-3064

pii

S0954-6111(00)90857-6

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Lower airway bacterial colonization in asymptomatic smokers and smokers with chronic bronchitis and recurrent exacerbations.