Respiratory tract infection caused by bacteria (non-Mycobacterium) and their antibiogram in HIV-positive patients.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2005 May; 36(3): 709-12
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-33537
ABSTRACT
Abstract. This study was undertaken from 1995-2000 to investigate the cause of respiratory tract infection among 481 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. The positive rate of bacterial pathogens was 38.46%. Pseudomonas aeruginosa appeared to be the most common pathogen (32.97%), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (18.92%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (10.81 %), Haemophilus influenzae (7.57%), and Acinetobacter baumannii (5.95%). P. aeruginosa was sensitive to netilmycin, amikacin, imipenem, meropenem, cefoperazone/sulbactam, piperacillin/tazobactam, and gentamicin (67-84%). S. aureus was sensitive to vancomycin and teicoplanin (100%).
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Assunto principal:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Infecções Respiratórias
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Escarro
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Tailândia
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos
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Vancomicina
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2005
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