Rational Antibacterial Therapy of Respiratory Diseases in children
Journal Title: Здоров`я дитини - Year 2013, Vol 8, Issue 51
Abstract
This article presents the results of bacteriological monitoring of 563 children from Zaporizhzhya and Zaporizhzhya region suffering from acute respiratory infections (ARI). 15.3 % cases ARI was caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae pathogen. The analysis of antibiograms showed the maximal antibiotic susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae to the third-generation cephalosporins, vancomycin and ciprofloxacin. A high antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae was observed to clindamycin (50.0 %) and penicillin (96.8 %). The rationale cefpodoxim proxetil use for starting antibacterial therapy of ARI in children was based upon the results.
Authors and Affiliations
G. A. Lezhenko, O. Ye. Pashkova, L. I. Pantyushenko
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