A cross-sectional study of isolates from sputum samples from bacterial pneumonia patients in Trinidad
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases
; 9(3): 231-240, June 2005. tab
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in English
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| ID: med-17417
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ABSTRACT
We determined the frequency of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae,Staphylococcus aureus, and Gram-negative enteric bacteria (GNEB) in pneumonia patients,determined the antibiograms of these pathogens, and investigated the relationship between pneumonia and selected risk factors. Sputum and demographic data were collected from 124pneumonia patients. Sputum was cultured for S. aureus, GNEB, H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae.The disc diffusion method was used to determine resistance to eight antimicrobial agents. Amongthe 124 sputum samples, eight (6.5%) were positive for S. aureus, 15 (12.1%) for GNEB, two(1.6%) for S. pneumoniae and one (0.8%) for H. influenzae. Hospitals, gender, ethnicity, comorbidities and symptoms did not significantly (p > 0.05; ö2) affect the prevalence of these bacteria.GNEB infection was most prevalent (47%) in patients over 70 years old. Gentamicin and levofloxacin were the most effective against these bacteria.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Zoonoses
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Sputum
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Caribbean Region
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
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Trinidad and Tobago
Language:
English
Journal:
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
The University of the West Indies/Trinidad and Tobago