Blood culture isolates from children admitted to Medical Unit III, Yangon Children's Hospital, 1998.

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dc.contributor.authorShwe, Than Nuen_US
dc.contributor.authorNyein, Mar Maren_US
dc.contributor.authorYi, Wuten_US
dc.contributor.authorMon, Aungen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T16:38:36Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T16:38:36Z
dc.date.issued2002-12-22en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractA one year study (August 1998-July 1999) of bacteremia in febrile children was carried out in the Medical Unit (III), Yangon Children's Hospital (YCH), Myanmar, to determine: (1) the bacteria responsible for fever of five days or more in children; (2) the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of these bacteria. Children aged one month to 12 years who had fever for five days or more and who did not receive antibiotics within the first 48 hours irrespective of the diagnosis were included in this study. A total of 120 patients fulfilled the criteria. Bacteria could be isolated from 65 cases (54.2%). The commonest organism isolated was Salmonella typhi (43.1%). Others included Escherichia coli (12.3%), Staphylococcus aureus (7.7%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (7.7%); Streptococcus, Shigella, Diplococcus, Klebsiella and Acinetobacter were also isolated. The Salmonella typhi were resistant to conventional antibiotics (ampicillin, amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, and co-trimoxazole); however, they were sensitive to amikacin, netilmicin, nalidixic acid, and cephalothin. A cluster of enteric fever cases from Mingalartaungnyunt township was noticed and was reported to the Directorate of Health. Changes in the incidence and etiology of bacteremia in hospitals are well documented. Sentinel surveys of bacteremia in major hospitals should be carried out in order to detect the changing patterns of bacteremia and antibiotic sensitivity; such surveys will be of great help in establishing local antibiotic policies.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Child Health, Institute of Medicine, Yangon, Myanmar.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShwe TN, Nyein MM, Yi W, Mon A. Blood culture isolates from children admitted to Medical Unit III, Yangon Children's Hospital, 1998. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2002 Dec; 33(4): 764-71en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/35682
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2002_33_4/18-2893.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAge Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshBacteremia --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshBacteriological Techniquesen_US
dc.subject.meshBradycardia --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshCluster Analysisen_US
dc.subject.meshDrug Resistance, Bacterialen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFever --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHepatomegaly --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHospitals, Pediatric --utilizationen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncidenceen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshLung Diseases --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMicrobial Sensitivity Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshMyanmar --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshNeeds Assessmenten_US
dc.subject.meshPatient Admission --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshResidence Characteristics --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshSentinel Surveillanceen_US
dc.subject.meshSex Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshSplenomegaly --microbiologyen_US
dc.titleBlood culture isolates from children admitted to Medical Unit III, Yangon Children's Hospital, 1998.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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