Original Article

Role of bacterial infections in asthmatic aUacks

  • Füsun Erdenen
  • Neslihan Özsoy
  • Güven Çetin
  • Ferda Soysal
  • Cengiz Konuksal
  • Rüçhan Ulutürk
  • Cüneyt Müderrisoğlu

İstanbul Med J 1998;2(2):1-3

Bacterial infections are still thought to be inuolued in asthmatic attacks and antibiotics are preseribed for these patients. In this study we searched for the role of bacteria in asthmatics who had been admitted to emergency department.

Keywords: Asthma, infection