Behavior of staphylococci of the nasal cavity in subjects exposed to hyperbaric oxygen
Ulewicz, K.; Olszanski, R.; Assmann, A.
Minerva Medica 74(35): 2047-2049
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4806 PMID: 6350939 Document Number: 207532
A careful qualitative and quantitative study revealed a significant decrease in bacterial, and especially staphylococcal, cultures from nasal swabs 24 hr after exposure to oxygen at 2.5 atm for 30', followed by a gradual return to initial values after a further four days. It is felt that this picture was ascribable to the influence of hyperbaric O2 on the microorganisms and their metabolism, and on the body's defence mechanisms.