Abstract
We cultured the bronchial savage of the resected lung in 26 lung cancer patients, and compared these results to the pre- and postoperative informations. The following results were obtained. 1) Bacterial cultures from the bronchial lavage of the resected lungs were positive for the isolation in 3/26 (11.5%) of lung cancers. 2) Cultures from the bronchial lavage of the resected lungs did reflect sputum specimens in 2 of 3 (66.7%) cases. 3) Clinical and pathological informations such as cigarette smoking, obstructive pneumonia, use of antibiotics, histological types of lung cancer and pT factor of lung cancer did not support the presence of the bacteria in the bronchial lavage of the resected lung.
Bacterial culture from the bronchial lavage of the resected lung seems to be useful for the selection of proper postoperative antibiotics.
