[Increased incidence of some strains of Klebsiella aerogenes].
Study of the incidence of Klebsiella aerogenes strains in neonates and infants with acute enterocolitis in the Maternity and Pediatric Departments gave the following results: - bacteriologic investigations were carried out in 1831 subjects, isolating 138 Klebsiella aerogenes strains; - the proportion of Klebsiella isolations increased from 4.6% in 1973 to 11.1% in 1974; - the maximum receptivity to Klebsiella aerogenes was noted in the 0-2 years age group, in a proportion of 23%; - in the 0-6 months age group Klebsiella aerogenes was the evident causal agent of enterocolitis, being isolated in pure cultures or as predominant germ in 70-80% of the cases. Worthy of note was the increased resistance to antibiotics in terms of the rising age-group scale. The predominance of a single serotype (K 15), the similar sensitivity of the strains to phage 32 and to antibiotics plead for an epidemic evolution of the cases studied.
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003428:Cross Infection; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology; D012383:Romania
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Consideraţii asupra incidenţei crescute a unor tulpini de Klebsiella aerogenes