Clinical and bacteriological profile of community acquired pneumonia in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
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2004 Jan-Mar; 46(1): 17-22
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in English
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| ID: sea-29790
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common clinical problem. The present study was designed to evaluate the clinical and bacteriological profile of CAP in Shimla.METHODS:
Seventy patients with community acquired pneumonia were enrolled in this study. In all the patients blood culture, sputum culture, pleural fluid culture (if available) and serological studies for the detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae specific IgM antibodies by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were done.RESULTS:
Of the 70 patients, 53 (75.6%) had an identifiable atiology with 12 patients having evidence of mixed infection. No organisms could be isolated in 17 patients inspite of using serological methods for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, invasive procedures like bronchoscopic aspirations in addition to the conventional methods like sputum culture, blood culture and pleural fluid culture. The most frequent pathogen was Streptococcus pneumoniae (n = 19; 35.8%) followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 12; 22%), Staphylococcus aureus in (n=9; 17%), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (n = 8; 15%), Escherichia Coli (n = 6; 11%), beta-haemolytic streptococci (n = 4; 7.5%) and other Gram-negative bacilli (n = 5, 9%).CONCLUSION:
Age smoking and under lying co-morbid conditions specially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were significantly associated with the development of CAP (p < 0.01).
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Adolescent
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Community-Acquired Infections
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Pneumonia, Bacterial
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Adult
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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