Haemophilus influenzae in Cystic Fibrosis Cases: A Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Agent
In 288 sputum samples collected from children with cystic fibrosis (CF), Haemophilus influenzae was examined by enriched Columbia agar which is a selective media for routine practice. H. influenzae was the most frequent pathogen (11.4%) with 33 strains, the following one was Pseudomonas aeruginosa (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
2000-03-01
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| Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2000-5-1-044-048.pdf |
| Summary: | In 288 sputum samples collected from children with cystic fibrosis (CF), Haemophilus influenzae was examined by enriched Columbia agar which is a selective media for routine practice. H. influenzae was the most frequent pathogen (11.4%) with 33 strains, the following one was Pseudomonas aeruginosa (11.1%) with 32 strains. After typing procedures, most of the isolates were found as non-typable strains (33.3%) and among the Biotype-1 (54.5%). The strains were studied for antibiotic susceptibility by Kirby-Bauer disk diffussion method; for ampicillin, as an empiric therapeutic agent, it was found 75.7%. The susceptibility ratios were 100% for imipenem and 51.5% for cephalotin. In CF cases, H. influenzae as a pathogen affecting the prognosis, seems to be an agent that must be investigated. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-932X 1300-932X |