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DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb12369.x
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发表时间:
1998-12
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
P. Gomes;S. Fernando;D. Weerasekara;V. Velathanthiri;M. Rizny;Mm;Weerasekara;R. Mahendra
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作者:
P. Gomes;S. Fernando;D. Weerasekara;V. Velathanthiri;M. Rizny;Mm;Weerasekara;R. Mahendra
Introduction: Gallstone disease is a major health problem throughout the world. Apart from surgery prompt administration of appropriate antibiotics to control the biliary tract infection is important. Objective: Illustrate the bacteriology of gallstone disease. Design: The bile stones and bile of patients with symptomatic gallbladder disease, who underwent cholecystectomy, over a period of one year, were cultured aerobically in blood agar and MacConkey agar. Enrichment was not done, as it was not indicated in previous studies. The isolates were identified according to standard microbiological procedures and were tested for their sensitivity pattern. Settings: Department of Microbiology, University of Sri Jayawardenapura and Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, Sri Lanka. Results: Twenty percent of the patients were positive for bacteria in either bile or stones. Escherichia coli (40%), Klebsiella spp (35%) and Enterobacter spp (20%) were the commonest isolates. Ninety one percent of all isolates were Coliforms. Conclusions: We recommend obtaining of cultures of bile and gallstones at the time of cholecystectomy so that appropriate antibiotics can be administered in the event of a positive culture