title: [Bacteriological pattern of acute purulent balanoposthitis in children].
abstract: The microflora of the prepucial sac in 94 children (aged 2 months to 15 years) with acute purulent balanoposthitis (APB) was studied. In the overwhelming majority of cases APB in children was caused by facultative anaerobic and aerobic bacteria (96.7%); of these, Gram positive bacteria occurred most frequently (85.7% of cases). In 51.6% of children these bacteria were represented by staphylococci, constituting 60.3% of all Gram positive flora. Gram negative bacteria were isolated in 40.6% of cases, Escherichia coli taking the first place among them. The isolated microflora was highly resistant to frequently used wide spectrum antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Regional Children's Hospital, Birobidzhan, Russia.
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Muratov
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001446:Balanitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010413:Penis / Q000382:microbiology; D040141:Staphylococcaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents