Surveillance data on micro-organisms in respiratory tract infections at a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India

Shanmugam, Sriram; Thekkinkattil, Mohankumar; Kanayalal, Manish; C, Minu Mohan; Mohnot, Charmie; Monisha, K

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“…Most of the infections affect the upper respiratory tract and merely 5% constitute the lower RTIs (LRTIs). However, LRTIs are more serious and debilitating than upper RTIs (URTIs) (Shanmugam et al, 2015;Sharma et al, 2015;Taura et al, 2013). URTIs are common in individuals of all the age group and include Pharyngitis, Nasopharyngitis, Tonsillitis, Otitis Media, and Sinusitis.…”

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A prospective cross-sectional study on assessment of antibiotic susceptibility pattern in patients with respiratory tract infections in Nilgiris district

2020

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Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are one of the most common infectious diseases globally imposing a significant increase in morbidity and mortality in the developing countries. There is an exponential increase in antibiotic resistance attributed to indiscriminate use of antibiotics, lack of monitoring of antibiotic susceptibility patterns, cross infections, etc. The study was carried out to isolate and identify the common bacteria causing RTIs among the patients attending two secondary care hospitals. Sputum and throat swab samples were collected from clinically diagnosed RTI in 50 patients, in an aseptic condition and then cultured on the appropriate bacteriological media. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method and results were interpreted according to the Clinical Laboratory Standards guidelines. The antibiotic susceptibility testing revealed Amikacin, Gentamicin, and Ceftriaxone as highly sensitive and ciprofloxacin a widely used antibiotic in Nilgiris as the most resistant one.

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A prospective cross-sectional study on assessment of antibiotic susceptibility pattern in patients with respiratory tract infections in Nilgiris district

2020

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Surveillance data on micro-organisms in respiratory tract infections at a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India

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A prospective cross-sectional study on assessment of antibiotic susceptibility pattern in patients with respiratory tract infections in Nilgiris district

A prospective cross-sectional study on assessment of antibiotic susceptibility pattern in patients with respiratory tract infections in Nilgiris district

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