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(Chest. 1952;21:222-224.)
© 1952 American College of Chest Physicians

The Occurrence of Tubercle Bacilli in Spirometers Used by Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

GEORGE C. LEINER M.D.1 and SOL ABRAMOWITZ 1

1 The Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory, Halloran Veterans Administration Hospital, Staten Island, New York.

Various parts of Benedict-Roth spirometers which had been used by patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis, having tubercle bacilli in their sputa, were examined for the presence of tubercle bacilli. In 27 different specimens no tubercle bacilli were found on smear or culture. It appears safe to use the same machines for the testing of tuberculous and non-tuberculous patients.






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