Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis
Respiratory infection is very common in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the antimicrobial resistance rate of isolates from CF patients is not often documented. In this study, 279 respiratory specimens of 146 patients were prospectively collected from July to December 2006. Mic...
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| author | Vilma Almeida Paixão Tânia Fraga Barros Clélia Maria C Mota Tamy Fagundes Moreira Maria Angélica Santana Joice Neves Reis |
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| description | Respiratory infection is very common in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the antimicrobial resistance rate of isolates from CF patients is not often documented. In this study, 279 respiratory specimens of 146 patients were prospectively collected from July to December 2006. Microbiological cultures and antimicrobial susceptibility tests of the most frequently isolated bacteria were performed. Sputum and oropharyngeal swabs were processed for culture. During the study period, 50% of the patients harbored Staphylococcus aureus, 35% Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 4.7% Haemophilus influenzae. Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) were detected in 8 (6%) patients; ESBL and MBL-producing P. aeruginosa were not identified in these patients. The detection of MRSA in CF patients confirms that antimicrobial resistance patterns should be always kept under surveillance. Moreover, hygiene regulations in CF clinics should prevent a further spread of resistant bacterial strains. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45b4d3f495cc4304bbbb5cd9130c8d502022-12-21T21:10:12ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439114440640910.1590/S1413-86702010000400016S1413-86702010000400016Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosisVilma Almeida Paixão0Tânia Fraga Barros1Clélia Maria C Mota2Tamy Fagundes Moreira3Maria Angélica Santana4Joice Neves Reis5Secretary of Health of Bahia StateUniversidade Federal da BahiaSecretary of Health of Bahia StateUniversidade Federal da BahiaSecretary of Health of Bahia StateUniversidade Federal da BahiaRespiratory infection is very common in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the antimicrobial resistance rate of isolates from CF patients is not often documented. In this study, 279 respiratory specimens of 146 patients were prospectively collected from July to December 2006. Microbiological cultures and antimicrobial susceptibility tests of the most frequently isolated bacteria were performed. Sputum and oropharyngeal swabs were processed for culture. During the study period, 50% of the patients harbored Staphylococcus aureus, 35% Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 4.7% Haemophilus influenzae. Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) were detected in 8 (6%) patients; ESBL and MBL-producing P. aeruginosa were not identified in these patients. The detection of MRSA in CF patients confirms that antimicrobial resistance patterns should be always kept under surveillance. Moreover, hygiene regulations in CF clinics should prevent a further spread of resistant bacterial strains.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000400016&lng=en&tlng=encystic fibrosisantimicrobial resistancePseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus aureus |
| spellingShingle | Vilma Almeida Paixão Tânia Fraga Barros Clélia Maria C Mota Tamy Fagundes Moreira Maria Angélica Santana Joice Neves Reis Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases cystic fibrosis antimicrobial resistance Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus |
| title | Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis |
| title_full | Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis |
| title_short | Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis |
| title_sort | prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis |
| topic | cystic fibrosis antimicrobial resistance Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus |
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