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Pages 406-409 (July - August 2010)
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Pages 406-409 (July - August 2010)
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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of respiratory pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis
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Vilma Almeida Paixão1,2,
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, Tânia Fraga Barros2, Clélia Maria C. Mota1,2, Tamy Fagundes Moreira2, Maria Angélica Santana1, Joice Neves Reis2
1 Secretary of Health of Bahia State, Brazil; Hospital Especializado Otávio Mangabeira, Bahia, Brazil
2 Postgraduation in Microbiology; Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Pharmacy School, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
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Respiratory infection is very common in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the antimicrobial resistance rate of isolates from CF patients is not often documented. In this study, 279 respiratory specimens of 146 “patients” were prospectively collected from July to December 2006. Microbiological cultures and antimicrobial susceptibility tests of the most frequently isolated bacteria were performed. Sputum and oropharyngeal swabs were processed for culture. During the study period, 50% of the patients harbored Staphylococcus aureus, 35% Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 4.7% Haemophilus influenzae. Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) were detected in 8 (6%) patients; ESBL and MBL-producing P. aeruginosa were not identified in these patients. The detection of MRSA in CF patients confirms that antimicrobial resistance patterns should be always kept under surveillance. Moreover, hygiene regulations in CF clinics should prevent a further spread of resistant bacterial strains.

Keywords:
cystic fibrosis
antimicrobial resistance
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
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