Evaluation of antibiotic choices in the treatment of septicemia at Bach Mai Hospital
- Author:
Nguyen Thi Hong Thuy
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
antibiotic, septicemia
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Therapeutics;
Sepsis
- From:Pharmaceutical Journal
2005;347(3):28-30
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study on the pathogens of septicemia in order to choose appropriately antibiotics in the treatment. Subjects were 138 septicemia patients admitted to Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases from June 2001 to May 2002. All patients were taken their blood samples to isolated and culture bacteria during they had high fevers or before taking antibiotics. Some pathogenous bacteria were isolated and identified in 20.3% patients. The most common species were S. aureus (accounted for 42.4%), followed by Enterobacteriaceae (28.8%)
