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Thorax 2007;62:676
  • Miscellaneous

Smoking cessation may improve the microbial flora profile

  1. S J Mehta
  1. Senior House Officer, The Royal London Hospital, UK; sjmehta@doctors.org.uk

    ▴ Brook I, Gober AE. Effect of smoking cessation on the microbial flora. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007;133:135–8.

    The nasopharyngeal flora of smokers contains more potential pathogens and fewer bacteria with interfering capability than those of non-smokers. This paper studied the effect of smoking cessation on levels of these organisms. Two nasopharyngeal swabs were taken from 20 adults who had smoked at least 10 cigarettes a day for …

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