Etiology of Community-acquired Pneumonia in Tongling
- VernacularTitle:铜陵地区社区获得性肺炎病原学调查
- Author:
Ping FANG
;
Xiaolong PAN
;
Lin LIN
;
Hao WU
;
Bin HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pneumonia,community-acquired;
Pathogens;
Epidemiology
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
1994;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the pathogenic causes of community-acquired pneumonia(CAP) in adult patients in Tongling.METHODS A prospective study was performed on 260 consecutive adult patients with CAP in Tongling city during last three years.Bacteria culture of sputum and serological tests in paired serum samples were detected.RESULTS Of 260 patients with etiological evaluation,128(49.2%) patients had an identifiable etiology,63(24.2%) had positive outcome from sputum cultured,atypical pathogens were detected from 75(28.8%)patients.Pathogens identified in 128 patients were:Mycoplasma pneumoniae(35.4%),Chlamydia pneumoniae(17.7%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae(13.6%).6.5% All patients had mixed infection.The resistance rate of S.pneumoniae to penicillin and erythromycin was 5 and 50%,respectively.CONCLUSIONS Atypical pathogens have important role in CAP,of which M.pneumoniae is the most common pathogen.S.pneumoniae and K.pneumoniae are the commonly encountered bacteria for CAP in Tongling.
