32 cases of non tuberculous chronic pulmonary diseases and 10 cases of chronic pulmonary tuberculosis not responding to the routine treatment, were investigated to find out if fungi played any role in their etiology. Fungi were isolated from 9 cases of non-tuberculous and 2 cases of tuberculous pulmonary infections.
Fungi as such seem to play some role in the etiology of Pulmonary Diseases and probably also help in keeping up the disease in tuberculous cases. Mycostatin is the drug of choice in the treatment of pulmonary moniliasis.
Sputa and bronchial aspirates from 32 cases of non-tuberculous chronic pulmonary diseases and 10 cases of chronic pulmonary tuberculosis, not responding to the routine treatment, were repeatedly examined to find out if fungi played any role in their etiology. Fungi were isolated from 9 cases of non-tuberculous (C. albicans from 8 andActinomyces bovis from 1) and two cases (C. albicans from both) of tuberculous pulmonary infections. All the strains ofC. albicansandA. bovis isolated were tested for their sensitivity against Nystatin. Only strains ofC. albicans were found to be sensitive to Nystatin. Two cases treated with Mycostatin improved rapidly.
Sputum and Bronchialsekret von 32 Fällen von nicht-tuberkulösen chronischen Lungenkrankheiten und von 10 Fällen von chronischer Lungentuberkulose, die auf Routinebehandlung nicht ansprachen, sind wiederholt daraufhin untersucht worden, ob Pilze eine aetiologische Rolle spielten. Pilze sind in 9 nicht-tuberkulösen Fällen (
C. albicans in 8,
Actinomyces bovis in einem Falle) und in 2 tuberkulösen Fällen (
C. albicans in beiden) isoliert worden.
Alle isolierten Stämme vonC. albicans andA. bovis sind auf ihre Sensitivität gegen Nystatin untersucht worden. NurC. albicans war sensitiv gegen Nystatin. Zwei Fälle, die mit Mycostatin behandelt wurden, zeigten rasche Besserung.