The Impact of antibiotics use on hospital–acquired pneumonia etiology testing results

Autor: Vitkauskienė, Astra, Sakalauskas, Raimundas, Dudzevičius, Vytis
Jazyk: litevština
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Medicina, 2003, t. 39, Nr. 3, p. 254-259
ISSN: 1010-660X
Popis: Aim of the study – to investigate most common pathogens isolated from the hospital-acquired pneumonia patients bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital according to the previous antibiotic use and to estimate pathogens antibacterial susceptibility. Materials ant methods. Results of 87 hospital-acquired pneumonia patients bronchoalveolar lavage fluid quantitative cultures were analyzed. Microorganisms isolated in clinically significant amount were considered as the etiological agents and included into analysis. Susceptibility was tested using the standard methods. Previously untreated patients were considered if the antibacterials were not administered at all or were used less than for 24 hours. Results. H. influenzae isolation in significant amount rates were higher in previously untreated patients group comparing to previously treated (29.2%. (n=14) and 5.1% (n=2), respectively, p
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