[Contribution of fiber optic bronchoscopy to the etiologic diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia].

In 24 patients with bacterial pneumonia, reliability of the samples routinely taken for etiologic diagnosis (sputum, throat swab, bronchial brushing, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid--BALF, blood, pleural fluid) was determined. Organisms detected in blood, pleural fluid, transbronchial biopsy (TBB) or percutaneous transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy (PTNAB) samples were considered as truly causative, whereas those isolated in at least two various samples from a single patient were considered as presumably causative. Most sensitive diagnostic samples were BALF, TBB and PTNAB (100% each).

Two cases of exogenous endophthalmitis due to Fusarium moniliforme and Pseudomonas species as associated aetiological agents.

Perforative eye injuries in two patients were complicated by fulminant endophthalmitis. In both patients the cornea was free of micro-organisms. Vitrectomy of the posterior pars plana was performed and the contents of the vitreous body were examined mycologically and bacteriologically.

[Seasonal distribution of intestinal fungal infection by the genus Candida].

To follow-up seasonal distribution of intestinal fungal infection by Candida genus (CGF) in patients and healthy subjects 3786 stool samples have been examined. There were 1302(34.4%) stools of patients and 2484 of healthy subjects of which 421 (16.