Publication details
Bakteriální kontaminace cigaret
| Title in English | Bacterial contamination of cigarettes |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Praktický lékař |
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| Keywords | tobacco; bacterial contamination; health risk |
| Description | 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 infections 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. The bacterial contamination occurs during the tobacco growing process and bacterial species can survive the tobacco product manufacturing process, but also exposure to high temperatures from a light cigarette. Some species release bioactive endotoxins. These results are another reason for the urgent introduction of a complete ban of smoking and the manipulation with tobacco in places where sick persons and children are living. |