Bacterial contamination of cigarettes
Authors:
D. Hrubá
Authors‘ workplace:
Přednostka: prof. MUDr. Zuzana Derflerová Brázdová, DrSc.
; Lékařská fakulta
; Ústav preventivního lékařství
; Masarykova universita, Brno
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Prakt. Lék. 2010; 90(1): 48-49
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Of different specialties
Overview
Both active and passive smoking are associated with significantly enhanced colonization of the respiratory tract by bacterial pathogens and with a higher risk of acute infectious diseases of upper and distal respiratory tract. Studies concerned about the measurement of tobacco quality have found many species of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, many of which are human pathogens or opportunistic pathogens. The bacterial contamination occurs during the tobacco growing process and bacterial species can survive not only the tobacco product manufacturing process, but also exposure to high temperatures and gases from a lit cigarette. Some species release bioactive endotoxins, which are present both in the mainstream and sidestream of tobacco smoke. These results are another reason for the urgent introduction of a complete ban on smoking, and on the manipulation of tobacco, in places where sick persons and children are living, as they are more vulnerable to bacterial infections.
Key words:
tobacco, bacterial contamination, health risk.
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