Professional paper

MICROBIOLOGY OF RESPIRATORY SAMPLES FROM CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Maja Abram ; Department of clinical microbiology, Clinical hospital center Rijeka, Croatia
Srđan Banac ; Department of Pediatrics, Clinical hospital center Rijeka, Croatia
Vojko Rožmanić ; Department of Pediatrics, Clinical hospital center Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

SUMMARY
The aim of the study was to analyze the microorganisms cultured from respiratory samples of children with cystic fibrosis treated in the Clinic for children diseases, University Hospital Rijeka, during 2005 – 2006. In 95.6% of 114 clinical samples, microbiological examination
yielded positive culture. The most frequently isolated microorganisms was Pseudomonas aeruginosa (77.8%). Staphylococcus aureus was isolated in 9.6% of samples and was dominant in younger CF children. Burkholderia cepacia was isolated just in one case (0.6%). A high resistance to gentamicin (49.4%), netilmicin (47.2%) and ceftazidime (44.9%) was observed in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, and two of them were colistin resistant (2.2%).

Keywords

cystic fibrosis; bacteria; resistance

Hrčak ID:

23334

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/23334

Publication date:

20.3.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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