Pneumonia is one of the most common conditions encountered by primary care providers. Certain organisms cause pneumonia in particular age groups. For example, group B streptococci, Gram-negative bacilli Escherichia coli in particular) and, rarely, Listeria monocytogenes cause pneumonia in neonates. In infants younger than 3 months, group B streptococci and organisms encountered by older childre...

OBJECTIVE To determine the spectrum of bacterial pathogens causing community-acquired pneumonia in children below 5 years of age. METHODS Children aged below 5 years satisfying the WHO criteria for pneumonia, severe pneumonia or very severe pneumonia, and with the presence of lung infiltrates on chest X-ray were enrolled. Two respiratory samples, one for culture and the other for PCR analysis...

OBJECTIVES To compare the proportion of Beijing children who have ever had pneumonia (%Pneumonia) to those in other locations, and to estimate by how much national vaccine coverage with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) and Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Hib) could reduce Beijing %Pneumonia. METHODS %Pneumonia was obtained for each age group from 1 to 8 years inclusive from 5,876 responses...

Nineteen patients with pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, or Escherichia coli were treated with 4 to 18 g of cephapirin daily. There were three treatment failures. One patient each with pneumonia due to E. coli or S. pneumoniae died despite apparent eradication of the pathogen. Lobar pneumonia due to K. pneumoniae progressed during therapy i...

introduction: aloe vera compounds have inhibitory activity on fungi, bacteria, and viruses. this study examines the antibacterial activity of a. vera purified extracts including gel, boiled skin, boiled gel, and distilled extract against pathogenic bacteria, staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant s. aureus (mrsa), klebsiella pneumonia and pseudomonas aeruginosa were elucidated. method: th...

Neonatal pneumonia is a serious respiratory infectious disease caused by a variety of microorganisms, mainly bacteria, with the potential of high mortality and morbidity (1,2). Worldwide neonatal pneumonia is estimated to account for up to 10% of childhood mortality, with the highest case fatality rates reported in developing countries (3,4). It ́s impact may be increased in the case of early on...

Immunocompromised individuals are at increased risk of Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. Neutralization of alpha-toxin (AT) with the monoclonal antibody (MAb) MEDI4893* protects normal mice from S. aureus pneumonia; however, the effects of the MAb in immunocompromised mice have not been reported. In this study, passive immunization with MEDI4893* increased survival rates and reduced bacterial nu...

BACKGROUND Identifying regional types and evaluating the frequency of pneumococcal strains has become increasingly important especially in vaccination. The purpose of this study was the identification and frequency determination of our regional serotype and evaluation of the performance of recent type specific multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of streptococcus pneumonia serotypes. METHODS All i...

Background: The study aims to evaluate the antibacterial activity of Trigona honey against S. pneumonia. Methods: effect on pneumonia investigated using agar well diffusion, MIC, MBC, biofilm formation and RT-qPCR.
 Results: samples showed larger zones inhibition pneumonia, 22.2±0.4 at 100% concentration. possessed lowest MIC50 MIC90 pneumoniae, 25%, 30%, 12.5% 25% (w/v) respectively. perm...

Results 01.04.11/01.04.1215 VAP.Clinical diagnosis: support clinical radiological+new infiltrate 80%. Extension of previous infiltrate + clinical worsening (2nd pneumonia)20%Germ: A. baumanii 44.44%: resistance: amikacin, ampicilin, imipenem, tobramicin P. aeuroginosa 22.22%: resistance: amikacin, ceftacidim, ciprofloxacin, colistin, imipenem, levofloxacin, meropenem, piperacilinatazobactam (P-...