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Table 2 Positive bacteria culture in BAL and gastric aspirate

From: Airway cellularity, lipid laden macrophages and microbiology of gastric juice and airways in children with reflux oesophagitis

Growth of organism of ≥104 colony forming unit

BAL n

Gastric aspirate n

S. pneumoniae

19

6

H. influenzae

10

0

M. catarrhalis

7

0

S. aureus

3

0

Candida

0

2