H.influenzae and S.pneumoniae the major pathogens responsible for acute respiratory infection in children in Ha Noi and their antimicrobial susceptibility.
- Author:
Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acute respiratory infection
- MeSH:
Respiratory Tract Infections;
child;
Helicobacter pylori
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2002;12(1):43-49
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
66 strains of heamophilus influenzae and 50 strains of streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from nasopharyngeal aspirates from 161 patients under 5 years old with ARI at the Viet Nam - Cu Ba Hospital, Ha Noi, during 9/1997 to 9/1998. 13 antibiotics were tested using the disk diffusion method. H.influenzae is still susceptible to cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, quinolones (95-100%). S.pneumoniae is also susceptible to cephalosporins (82-100%).
