Pathogenic Bacteria in Infections of the Respiratory Tract. Autonomous University Hospital Service Antonio Patricio de Alcalá. Cumaná, Sucre State
In orden to determine the frequency of bacterial pathogens in the respiratory tract of children between the ages of 0 – 11 years old who attend the emergency service in the Pediatrics ward at the Autonomous Hospital Antonio Patricio de Alcalá in Cumaná, Sucre state during the period from June to Nov...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:958e9a5456274f96a2fc8b07d9df09ca 2023-10-01T03:54:07+02:00 Pathogenic Bacteria in Infections of the Respiratory Tract. Autonomous University Hospital Service Antonio Patricio de Alcalá. Cumaná, Sucre State Militza Guzmán L Luzmila Albarado I José Betancourt Belkis Medina 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/958e9a5456274f96a2fc8b07d9df09ca EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4747 https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 https://doaj.org/article/958e9a5456274f96a2fc8b07d9df09ca Kasmera, Vol 33, Iss 1, Pp 16-26 (2005) Bacterias patógenas tracto respiratorio frecuencia resistencia Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2005 ftdoajarticles 2023-09-03T00:39:25Z In orden to determine the frequency of bacterial pathogens in the respiratory tract of children between the ages of 0 – 11 years old who attend the emergency service in the Pediatrics ward at the Autonomous Hospital Antonio Patricio de Alcalá in Cumaná, Sucre state during the period from June to November 2001, 150 samples from children with infections in the respiratory tract were analyzed. The microbiological diagnosis was performed using classical methods to identify the microorganisms in clinical samples. The resistance to antibiotics was determined by the agar dilution technique according to the guidelines of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS). The upper respiratory tract infections (75.00%) exceeded the lower respiratory tract infections. The main cause for medical consultation was pharyngitis (43.00%), followed by otitis (32.00%) and pneumonia (25.00%), and. 62.00% the samples were positive. The microorganisms most frequenct in the upper respiratory tract were Streptococcus bbb-hemolytic group A (24.49%) and Staphylococcus aureus (16.32%) and in the lower respiratory tract Klebsiella pneumoniae (10.20%). The greater percentaje of resistance in the microorganism isolates was for the β-lactamics group. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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In orden to determine the frequency of bacterial pathogens in the respiratory tract of children between the ages of 0 – 11 years old who attend the emergency service in the Pediatrics ward at the Autonomous Hospital Antonio Patricio de Alcalá in Cumaná, Sucre state during the period from June to November 2001, 150 samples from children with infections in the respiratory tract were analyzed. The microbiological diagnosis was performed using classical methods to identify the microorganisms in clinical samples. The resistance to antibiotics was determined by the agar dilution technique according to the guidelines of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS). The upper respiratory tract infections (75.00%) exceeded the lower respiratory tract infections. The main cause for medical consultation was pharyngitis (43.00%), followed by otitis (32.00%) and pneumonia (25.00%), and. 62.00% the samples were positive. The microorganisms most frequenct in the upper respiratory tract were Streptococcus bbb-hemolytic group A (24.49%) and Staphylococcus aureus (16.32%) and in the lower respiratory tract Klebsiella pneumoniae (10.20%). The greater percentaje of resistance in the microorganism isolates was for the β-lactamics group. |
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Pathogenic Bacteria in Infections of the Respiratory Tract. Autonomous University Hospital Service Antonio Patricio de Alcalá. Cumaná, Sucre State |
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Pathogenic Bacteria in Infections of the Respiratory Tract. Autonomous University Hospital Service Antonio Patricio de Alcalá. Cumaná, Sucre State |
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Pathogenic Bacteria in Infections of the Respiratory Tract. Autonomous University Hospital Service Antonio Patricio de Alcalá. Cumaná, Sucre State |
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Pathogenic Bacteria in Infections of the Respiratory Tract. Autonomous University Hospital Service Antonio Patricio de Alcalá. Cumaná, Sucre State |
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Pathogenic Bacteria in Infections of the Respiratory Tract. Autonomous University Hospital Service Antonio Patricio de Alcalá. Cumaná, Sucre State |
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