Antimicrobial resistance of gram-positive pathogenic bacteria isolated from children's respiratory tract infection / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate antirnierobial resistance of comlnon pathogenic bacteria isolated from children's respiratory tract in Beijng friendship Hospital during the period between January 2004 and December 2006.Methods Forty-nine strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae,fifty-five strains of Staphylococcus aureus and fifteen strains of Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus were isolated from children with community-acquired respiratory tract infeetion in pediatric department of Beijng Friendship Hospital.Kirby-Bauer agar dilution method Was used to determine the susceptibility to antimicrobial agents.Results Ninety percent of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains were resistant to erythromycin.Penicillin-non-susceptible streptococcus pneumoniae accounted for 10%,while 90% of which were multi-drug resistant.For Staphylococcus aureu strains,the resistant rates of ampicillin,penicillin and oxacfllin were 86%,82%,and 9% respectively,and serere multi-drug resistance was found.Eighty percent of the group A β-hemolytic streptococcus strains were resistant to erythromycin,however all remained sensitive to penicillin and ampicillin.Conclusion The antimicrobials resistant pathogenic bacteria isolated from children with respiratory tract infection have become a severe prdblem.The resistant rates of macrolides are high for Streptococcus and Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus.MeticiUin resistant staphylococcus aureus(MRSA)strains were found in the study.Severe multi-drug resistance was found.Non β-lactam antibiotics should be avoided when respiratory tract bacterial infection occurred in children.