title: [Pathogens isolated from patients with community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections].
abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogens in patients hospitalized in Clinic of Pneumology and Alergology University Clinical Hospital No 1 in Łodź in 2006-2008 period, due to community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections. In this samples of sputum, bronchoaspirate and BAL's were evaluated. The most frequent pathogens isolated from all examinated patients were Gram-negative rods. This bacteria were susceptible in most to imipenem (91%), ceftazydym (71%), amikacin (67%), ciprofloxacin (63%) and to amoxicillin with clavulanic acid only in 18%. This study show high prevalence of Gram-negative rods in patients hospitalized due to community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Mikrobiologii Lekarskiej Katedry Immunologii Klinicznej i Mikrobiologii Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiryszewska
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antczak
mesh_terms: D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology