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Research Article
Vol. 2, Issue 2
Bacterial Etiology of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Parts of Eastern Nigeria
Quantitative bacteriology of 200 sputa from patients with chronic bronchopulmonary disorders was carried out. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was the most frequently isolated pathogen (19%), followed by Streptococcus pneumoniae (13.6%), Haemophilus influennzae (9.0%), Staphylococcus aureus (7%), Klebsiella pneumonia (4%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (4%), Es...