Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of Ureaplasma urealyticum in Malaysian neonates with respiratory distress.
Ureaplasma urealyticum was isolated from the endotracheal aspirates of 39 (21.4%) of 182 neonates with respiratory distress requiring ventilatory support. Mycoplasma hominis was isolated from one (0.5%) neonate. Bacterial cultures were negative in 123 (67.6%) neonates. Antibiotic susceptibility test carried out on ten isolates of U. urealyticum showed that all the organisms were sensitive to erythromycin but resistant to lincomycin and sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim. All, except one, U. urealyticum were sensitive to tetracycline and minocycline. Two isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin. This study showed that U.urealyticum was a common organism isolated from the endotracheal aspirates of neonates with respiratory distress.
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Division of Bacteriology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000382:microbiology*; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents