| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290961 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Nagalingam, Nabeetha A1 Adesiyun, Abiodun A2 Swanston, William H Bartholomew, Maria |
| Institutions: | 1University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medicine, St. Augustine, Trinidad. Trinidad y Tobago 2University of the West Indies, School of Veterinary Science, St. Augustine, Trinidad. Trinidad y Tobago |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Season: | Jun |
| Volumen: | 9 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Pages: | 231-240 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | We determined the frequency of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Gram-negative enteric bacteria (GNEB) in pneumonia patients, determined the antibiograms of these pathogens, and investigated the relationship between pneumonia and selected risk factors. Sputum and demographic data were collected from 124 pneumonia patients. Sputum was cultured for S. aureus, GNEB, H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae. The disc diffusion method was used to determine resistance to eight antimicrobial agents. Among the 124 sputum samples, eight (6.5%) were positive for S. aureus, 15 (12.1%) for GNEB, two (1.6%) for S. pneumoniae and one (0.8%) for H. influenzae. Hospitals, gender, ethnicity, co-morbidities and symptoms did not significantly (p > 0.05; c2) affect the prevalence of these bacteria. GNEB infection was most prevalent (47%) in patients over 70 years old. Gentamicin and levofloxacin were the most effective against these bacteria |
| Disciplines: | Medicina, Biología |
| Keyword: | Neumología, Terapéutica y rehabilitación, Bacterias, Neumonía, Esputo, Antibiograma, Bacterias entéricas gram-negativas |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Biology, Pneumology, Therapeutics and rehabilitation, Bacteria, Bacterial pneumonia, Sputum, Antibiogram, Gram negative bacteria |
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