Colonization rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae, its associated factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among children attending kindergarten school in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia.
BMC Res Notes
; 12(1): 344, 2019 Jun 17.
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| ID: mdl-31208447
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to determine the colonization rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and associated risk factors among children attending kindergarten school in Hawassa, Ethiopia.RESULTS:
Out of 317 study participants, 68 (21.5%) were colonized with S. pneumoniae. Colonization rate was significantly associated with factors such as age (3 to 4 years old) (P = 0.01), having a sibling whose age was less than 5 years (P = 0.011), sharing a bed with parents (P = 0.005), cooking within bedroom (P = 0.002), and previous hospitalization (P = 0.004). Forty-four (64.6%), 33 (48.5%), and 2942.6%) of S. pneumoniae isolated were resistant to cotrimoxazole, penicillin, and tetracycline respectively.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumococcal Infections
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Nasopharynx
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Res Notes
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article