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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective study was carried out on 157 patients admitted to a paediatric hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh to determine the bacteria present in the induced sputum of paediatric patients with X-ray proven pneumonia. Their ages ranged from 21 days to 11 years; 65 per cent of them were male and 35 per cent were female. The most affected age group was between 6 months and 2 years old. Respiratory secretions produced by induced cough were taken by swab from the oropharynx for culture and smear. The predominant bacteria were Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Branhamella catarrhalis and Gram-negative bacilli. Serotyping of H. influenzae revealed that 76 per cent were non-typable and 18 per cent were of type b; 23.5 per cent of isolates of H. influenzae were beta-lactamase producing. MIC90 of penicillin against S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae were 0.025 and 3.13 micrograms/ml respectively. Ampicillin, penicillin G (benzylpenicillin), amoxycillin, and gentamicin were administered for the treatment of these patients. All cases were apparently improved, on the basis of clinical evaluation, and discharged from the hospital.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0142-6338
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
338-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Bangladesh, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Bronchial Provocation Tests, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Child, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Microbial Sensitivity Tests, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Pharynx, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Pneumonia, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Serotyping, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:9972076-Sputum
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolation of pathogenic bacteria from induced sputum from hospitalized children with pneumonia in Bangladesh.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't