Bacterial Characteristics and Antibiograms of Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections in Children under 6 Years of Age
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Objective: To describe characteristics and antibiogram of bacteria causing ear, nose, and throat infections in children under 6 years of age in Hanoi. Materials and methods: A case-by-case descriptive study on 157 patient samples. Results: In 157 cases of children’s samples taken, 28.03% had negative results, and the remaining 71.97% had positive results; Bacterial strain M. catarrhalis was the most common, accounting for 60.18%, and most samples were only contaminated with 1 bacteria, accounting for 88.5%; S. pneumonia which was also highly sensitive to Penicillin G, Levofloxacin and Vancomycin, accounting for 76.9%, 88.2% and 91.7%, respectively; H. influenza had a high rate of resistance to beta-lactam group, but it was also sensitive to the Quinolone group; S. aureus had a resistance rate of 100% to Gentamycin, Penicillin G and Oxacillin antibiotics, but in the Quinolone antibiotic group, which was sensitive to Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin accounting for 100%; Most of M. catarrhalis was sensitive to beta-lactam antibiotics. Conclusion: Ear-nose-throat infection in under-6-year-old children was mainly caused by one type of bacteria, the most common being M. catarrhalis, which accounted for 60.18%. Although many types of antibiotics respond to isolated strains, the drug resistance rate of these bacteria in the community is high.
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: Inflammation of the upper respiratory in children, ear, nose, and throat infections
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