| Autor: |
Onyemelukwe, N.F., Ohanu, M.E., Nwokocha, Ada |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2002 |
| Zdroj: |
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development; Vol 7, No 2 (2002); 74-76 |
| ISSN: |
1118-2601 |
| Popis: |
Aims: To determine the rate of nasopharyngeal colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae among nursery school children in Enugu urban and to determine their antibiotic susceptibility pattern particularly the penicillin resistant strains. Methods: Specimens were collected from the nasopharynx of 385 apparently healthy children aged between 12 to 36months with cotton tipped flexible metal applicator. The swabs were immediately inoculated on to blood agar plates. The plates were incubated at 37oC for 24-48 hours under 5% carbon dioxide. Organisms were identified and confirmed as S. pneumoniae according to Facklam and Washington technique. Antibiogram was carried out with penicillin by the oxacillin disc diffusion method and also to erythromycin chloramphenicol and cephalosporin using Muellur Hinton agar. Results: S. Pneumoniae was isolated from 64 (16.6%) children; 29% colonization rate observed in 141 malnourished children was significantly greater (p |
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