Respiratory pathogenic microorganism’s sensitivity in community children

Authors

  • José M Guevara Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel A. Carrión - UNMSM
  • Rosaluz Aróstegui Otorrinolaringología del Hospital Nacional
  • Wini Agurto Otorrinolaringología del Hospital Nacional
  • Iliana Sobrevilla Otorrinolaringología del Hospital Nacional
  • Esther Valencia Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel A. Carrión - UNMSM.
  • Nazario Silva Epidemiología del Hospital Nacional Docente Madre-Niño San Bartolomé y Dpto. de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública Facultad de Medicina - UNMSM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v65i1.1364

Keywords:

Streptococcus pneumoniae, drug resistance, microbial, penicillin resistance, respiratory tract diseases.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the respiratory pathogens resistance to different antimicrobial drugs. MATERIAL AND METHODS: From April through November 2002, 177 patients attending the Mother-Child National Teaching Hospital Otorhinolaryngology outpatient’s office were studied. RESULTS: Streptococcus pneumoniae was the most frequently isolated pathogenic bacteria (57,2%), followed by Moraxella catarrhalis (42,7%), Staphylococcus aureus (18,6%), Haemophilus influenzae (3,4%) and Streptococcus pyogenes (0,7%). Streptococcus pneumoniae showed resistance to the penicillin in 31,3%; 96,7 of Moraxella catarrhalis were producers of betalactamase and 7,4% of Staphylococcus aureus showed resistance to oxacillin. CONCLUSION: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the principal causal factor of respiratory infections in children and its resistance to the penicillin increased to 31,3%.

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Published

2004-03-15

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Vol. 65 No. 1 (2004)

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Guevara JM, Aróstegui R, Agurto W, Sobrevilla I, Valencia E, Silva N. Respiratory pathogenic microorganism’s sensitivity in community children. An Fac med [Internet]. 2004 Mar. 15 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];65(1):14-8. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1364