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Table 3 Effect of smoking on bacterial growth on throat swab culture

From: Effect of smoking on vitamin A, vitamin E, and other trace elements in patients with cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Organism

Control (Non-smoker) n = 20

Smoker

  

Grade I 10–15 sticks/d n = 20

Grade II 16–20 sticks/d n = 30

Grade III 21+ sticks/d n = 30

Streptococcus β hemolytica

2.8

70.5

71.4

72.5

Aerobacter aerogenes

12.2

25.4

26.7

27.0

No growth

85.0

4.1

1.9

1.0

  1. Values are percentages. P < .001 for all values of smokers compared with the control.
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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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