Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates from quantitative culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with clinical suspicion of pneumonia
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Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates from quantitative culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with clinical suspicion of pneumonia

Original Research Article
Published 2021-01-01
Beena Jha
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Manisha Sharma
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Jyotshna Sapkota
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Subash Pant
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Arpana Neopane
Professor, Department of Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Keywords

Antimicrobials
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Pneumonia

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Jha, B., Sharma, M. ., Sapkota, J., Pant, S. ., & Neopane, A. (2021). Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates from quantitative culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with clinical suspicion of pneumonia. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 9(4), 197–200. Retrieved from https://jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/1012
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Abstract

Background: The common bacterial pathogens isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) include Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumanii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Coagulase negative Staphylococcus.<

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