| Autor: |
M Y, Yen, I K, Tsai, D L, Cheng, Y C, Liu, C Y, Liu, L S, Wang |
| Rok vydání: |
1989 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Taiwan yi xue hui za zhi. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 88(6) |
| ISSN: |
0371-7682 |
| Popis: |
This is the first time Branhamella Catarrhalis has been identified as a lower respiratory tract pathogen in Taiwan. All 4 patients with B. catarrhalis pneumonia reported herein had a certain degree of underlying pulmonary dysfunction. Two patients had pure B. catarrhalis infection, whilst the other two had concomitant infections with Haemophilus influenzae or Viridans streptococci. Amongst the 3 strains of B. catarrhalis examined, all were capable of producing beta-lactamase. By using the Kirby-Bauer method, 2 of these strains were observed as penicillin resistant. Therefore, patients with poor clinical response to penicillin, ampicillin, and cephapirin were treated effectively with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole or ofloxacin. B. catarrhalis should no longer be regarded as a normal flora of the sputum in patients with lower respiratory tract infections. Beta-lactamase production should be tested for each isolated strain to avoid failure of penicillin therapy due to bacterial resistance. |
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