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S Ticău

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[Frequency of isolation of tuberculous bacilli as a function of some mechanical factors in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis].

A series of mechanical factors, such as postural changes and every day movements, favour mobilization of bronchoalveolar secretions and, hence, offer greater chanses of detecting the tuberculosis bacillus. It is recommended to collect, in out-patient units, two sputum samples, one in the morning and the second several hours later, after beginning the day's work.

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[Attitude toward patients with pulmonary pathological images supposed to be tuberculosis but without bacteriological confirmation].

In view of establishing an attitude toward patients with pathological pulmonary images, suspected of tuberculosis but without bacteriological confirmation, a study was organized in an area serviced by 9 offices of phthisiology. A total of 154 such cases were identified between 1st January and 30th April 1978. These were followed up and controlled by radiological as well as bacteriological examinations for a period of one year. The anti-tuberculous treatment did not have to be applied except when the diagnosis was confirmed as tuberculosis. In 11 of the patients (7,1%) the diagnosis was made from the start, and it was established that they had active, non-bacillary pulmonary tuberculosis. In another 49 patients (31,8%) the suspicion was abandoned, and tuberculosis. In another 49 patients (31,8%) the suspicion was abandoned, and various other pulmonary affections, but not tuberculosis, were diagnosed, either of chronic or acute type. The remaining 94 patients (61,1%) remained suspected of tuberculosis. In 16 of them, in spite of the provisions made in the protocol of the study, anti-tuberculous treatment was applied. Of them 3 died of pulmonary cancers during the follow-up. The remaining suspects were not treated. Five of them (7,3%) have developed active tuberculosis, bacteriologically confirmed in 3 of the cases. The rest had a normal eventless evolution. The authors consider the careful investigation and follow-up of suspects for a period of one year as the most correct attitude in such cases.

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[Quantitative relations in bacteriological research in tuberculosis].

The authors have carried out a comparative analysis of the sensitivity of the microscopic examination as compared with that of the bacteriologic cultures in the evidencing of the Koch bacilli in biologic products obtained from new cases of tuberculosis, before the start of any kind of treatment with tuberculostatics. The authors attempted to establish the proportion of positive results with the two tests in the conditions of an increased number of slides to be examined by microscopic methods from 1 to 4. At the same time other reciprocal quantitative relationships have been determined between these two tests, and differences were evidenced at the same time between the positive results obtained in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. It was concluded that for achieving an optimal output with bacteriological investigations of tuberculosis the ideal solution is to examine 3 slides prepared from a specimen, and to seed 3 culture tubes, or 4 tubes for asymptomatic patients.

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