A retrospective analysis of invasive streptococcuss pneumoniae infections in Trinidad
West Indian med. j
;
49(1): 61-4, Mar. 2000. ilus, tab, graf
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en Inglés
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| ID: lil-291892
ABSTRACT
A retrospective analysis of culture-positive cases of S pneumoniae from normally sterile body fluids is reported. Over 40 percent of patients were 5 years old or less while 28 percent of patients were 50 years old or more. Meningitis (44 percent) was the commonest clinical presentation followed closely by pneumonia (31 percent). The commonest predisposing disorder was human immunodeficiency virus infection though there were no identifiable risk factors in the majority of patients. Mortality from invasive pneumococcal disease was significantly higher in elderly patients compared with other age groups (p=0.0003). In this study, all S pneumoniae isolates, for which there were antibiotic sensitivity data, were penicillin and/or amoxycillin sensitive.
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LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Neumocócicas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Caribe Inglés
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Trinidad y Tobago
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
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