Acute lower respiratory tract infections in children.
Indian Pediatr
;
2009 June; 46(6): 509-511
Artículo
en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-144059
ABSTRACT
Acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) is a common illness, but there have been relatively few studies of the bacterial etiology in developing countries. Nasopharyngeal aspirates of 70 children under 10 years of age with ALRTI were cultured for aerobic bacterial pathogens. Klebsiella pneumoniae was the commonest organism (32.2%) isolated followed by S. pneumoniae (10%), E. coli (10%), P. aeruginosa (5.7%), S. aureus (2.8%) and H. influenzae (1.4%). There were significantly more bacterial pathogens isolated in children <1 year of age (73.7%) than in those >1 year of age (56.2%) (P=0.03). A shift in spectrum from Gram-positive cocci to Gram-negative bacilli in ALRTI was observed in our study.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio
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Especificidad de la Especie
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Bacterias Aerobias
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Humanos
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Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana
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Preescolar
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Enfermedad Aguda
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Estudios Prospectivos
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Factores de Edad
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Países en Desarrollo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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