Nasopharyngeal carriage of Haemophilus influenzae.
Indian J Pediatr
;
2002 Sep; 69(9): 775-7
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-78624
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Nasopharyngeal colonization of Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) in young children may be important in developing countries.METHOD:
In this study, we screened school going children for carriage of H. influenzae. A total of 44 H. influenzae isolates out of a collection of 162 were characterized for biotypes, capsular serotypes and antibiotic resistance.RESULTS:
A significant proportion of H. influenzae (25/44) isolates were serotype b. High antibiotic resistance was observed against commonly administered antibiotics like ampicillin (79%), chloramphenicol (20%), trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole (84%) and erythromycin (95%). Comparison of antibiotic resistance profile of nasopharyngeal isolates was observed to be correlated with those of H. influenzae from disease.CONCLUSION:
Multidrug resistant nasopharyngeal H. influenzae in young healthy children may act as reservoir. Monitoring of antibiotic resistance among nasopharyngeal H. influenzae as a surrogate for invasive H. influenzae seems an attractive option.
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Assunto principal:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
/
Portador Sadio
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Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Nasofaringe
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Haemophilus influenzae
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
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Estudo de rastreamento
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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