A cross-sectional study of isolates from sputum samples from bacterial pneumonia patients in Trinidad
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases
; 9(3): 231-240, June 2005. tab
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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 124pneumonia 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. Amongthe 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, comorbidities and symptoms did not significantly (p > 0.05; ö2) 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.
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Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Escarro
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Trinidad e Tobago
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Região do Caribe
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Trinidad y tobago
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article