[The epidemiology of nasopharyngeal colonisation of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with respiratory tract infection].
Nasopharyngeal swab specimens from 324 children with respiratory tract infections were evaluated to detect the rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae colonisation. S. pneumoniae was detected in 92 (28%) of the subjects. Forty three (46.7%) of the isolates were serotyped by the capsular swelling tests. The most common serotypes were 19F, 6B, 3 and 23F. The 7, 9 and 11 valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccines covered 35.8%, 40% and 46.7% of all the S. pneumoniae isolates, respectively. Thirty two (34.8%) isolates exhibited penicillin MIC values between 0.1 and 1 microg/ml, only 1 isolate had MIC > or = 2 microg/ml. Penicillin resistant pneumococcal colonisation was most frequently detected in children with viral upper respiratory tract infections (12.5%). Resistance rates of trimetoprim-sulfamethoxazole, erythromycin, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, ceftriaxone, rifampin were 31.5%, 9.8%, 6.5%, 4.3%, 1%, 0%, respectively. Being a children of a family with low income was the only risk factor for colonisation with S. pneumoniae, whereas having a sibling attending to a day care center, antibiotic use in the last three months and use of more than one antibiotic were significant risk factors for colonisation with penicillin resistant S. pneumoniae (p < 0.05).
Ilki
Arzu
A
Marmara Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dali, Haydarpaşa, Istanbul.
Akbenlioğlu
Cengiz
C
Yağci
Ayşegül
A
Söyletir
Güner
G
Bakir
Mustafa
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011203:Poverty; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012703:Serotyping; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents