Pathogenic spectrum and bacterial resistance of severe community-acquired pneumonia

Abstract

Objective To study the distribution of pathogenic spectrum in children with severe community-acquired pneumonia(CAP) and bacteria antibiotic resistance.Methods One hundred and ninety-three children with severe CAP were enrolled from Mar 2011 to Feb 2012.Sputum specimens were collected for bacterial culture and drug sensitive test.Meanwhile mycoplasma pneumonia and chlamydia trachomatis were detected by fluorescent quantitative polymerase enzyme technology.Antigen of virus were detected by immunofluorescence assay.Results A total of 96 cases (49.7％) were bacteria positive in 193 children with severe CAP.The top four bacteria strains were klebsiella pneumoniae,staphylococcus aureus,escherichia coli and streptococcus pneumoniae.Most of gram-negative bacteria were resistant to ampicillin,cefazolin,ceftriaxone,ceftazidime,and compound sulfamethoxazole,but were sensitive to piperacillin/tazobactam,imipenem,ciprofloxacin,levofloxacin,amikacin.Gram-positive bacteria were resistant to penicillin and erythromycin,but sensitive to vancomycin.Fifty-three cases (27.5 ％,53/193) were virus Positive,81.1％ of which were less than 1 year old.Respiratory syncytial virus accounted for the most prevalent pathogen,followed by adenovirus,influenza virus A.Mycoplasma pneumoniae were positive in 4 patients (2.1％,4/193),chlamydia trachomatis were positive in 3 patients (1.6％,3/193).Mixed infection was found in 23 cases (11.9％,23/193).There were 14 cases (7.2％,14/193) with undetected pathogens.Conclusion Bacterium is the major pathogen in children with severe CAP and the virus is the second.The initial antibiotics administration of piperacillin/tazobactam or carbapenem and vancomycin should be chosen for severe bacteria pneumonia. Key words: Severe pneumonia; Community-acquired pneumonia; Etiology; Bacteria; Bacterial resistance ; Children