title: [Study of bacterial sensitivity in a Lambaréné hospital (Gabon)].
abstract: The authors present their findings about a research on bacterial resistance carried out in a Lambarene hospital. Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa present a high level of resistance to ampicillin, carbenicillin and cefalexin. About 40 to 50% of the strains appear to be resistant to chloramphenicol and trimethoprim-sulfamethizole. The most recently imported cephalosporins are effective against Gram-negative germs. Gentamycin is also effective against Enterobacteriaceae, but uneffective against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Frequency of multi-resistance is alarming. 1/3 of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains are resistant to penicillin.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D005681:Gabon; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D013419:Sulfamethizole / Q000494:pharmacology; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000494:pharmacology; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D004338:Drug Combinations; D013419:Sulfamethizole; D014295:Trimethoprim; C029078:trimethoprim sulfamethizole; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
vernacular_title: Etude de la sensibilité bactérienne dans un hopital de Lambaréné (Gabon).