| Literature DB >> 1800080 |
F A Odhiambo1, I A Wamola, J O Ndinya-Achola.
Abstract
A total of 120 sets of blood cultures were performed aerobically from 60 children with clinically diagnosed septicaemia at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. Out of these, 36 (30%) sets from 19 (31.7%) patients yielded bacterial growth while 84 (70%) sets from 41 (68.3%) were negative. Salmonella typhimurium was the most frequently isolated bacteria (63%), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (15.8%). Salmonella typhimurium isolates were mostly multi-antibiotic resistant, most of them only sensitive to amikacin and cefotaxime, while all were resistant to ampicillin and co-trimoxazole, the most frequently used antibiotic in this hospital.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Antibiotics; Bacterial And Fungal Diseases; Biology; Child; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Drugs; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Examinations And Diagnoses; Health; Health Facilities; Hematologic Tests; Hematological Effects; Hemic System; Hospitals; Infant; Infections; Kenya; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Laboratory Procedures; Methodological Studies; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Treatment; Youth
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Year: 1991 PMID： 1800080
Source DB: PubMed Journal: East Afr Med J ISSN： 0012-835X