Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus Pneumoniae in Inmates of Children’s Homes: Serotype Repertoire and Susceptibility to Antimicrobial Agents
Journal Title: Здоров`я дитини - Year 2014, Vol 6, Issue 57
Abstract
The article presents the results of the first in Ukraine investigation on the prevalence of nasopharyngeal pneumococcus carriage in healthy children up to 5 years, living in children’s homes. It is shown that the children of this cohort reported almost total nasopharyngeal colonization with pneumococcus (95.6 %). Serotypes 19F (54.8 %), 6A/B (22.5 %), 14 (4.8 %) and 23F (3.2 %) have dominated. High resistance of pneumococcus to antimicrobial agents was shown.
Authors and Affiliations
L. I. Chernyshova, A. M. Gilfanova, A. V. Bondarenko, V. V. Yanovska, T. G. Glushkevych
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP317086
- DOI -
- Views 55
- Downloads 0
Some Aspects of the Mechanisms of Action of Hemic Antihypoxant Acyzol in Clinical Practice and Experiment
The results of clinical and experimental study of the mechanisms underlying the antihypoxic effect of Acyzol are considered. Its effect on the acid-base balance of the blood and oxygen-transport properties of hemoglobin...
Modern aspects of the choice of mucoactive cough therapy in pediatric practice
The article presents the main approaches to the administration of mucoactive cough therapy in pediatric practice. Some of medicines most commonly used in children such as ambroxol and carbocysteine and their combination...
Clinical and Immunological Efficacy of Treating Children with Bronchial Obstruction Associated with Atypical Pathogens
This article provides information about the clinical course of bronchial obstruction caused by intracellular infection, and the impact of intracellular infection on the cellular, humoral and local immunity in children. T...
Fever of Undetermined Origin in Children: Diagnosing Causes
The article describes the causes, clinical manifestations and diagnostic methods of fever of undetermined origin in children.
Correction of vitamin D level in young children with recurrent episodes of broncho-obstructive syndrome
Background. Predisposition to frequent acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI), in particular recurrent course of broncho-obstructive syndrome (BOS), in young children remains an important issue in pediatrics. Special...