Community-Acquired Pneumonia Caused By Haemophilus Influenzae in a Group of Non-Vaccinated Adult Population in Egypt Sci-Afric Journal of Scientific Issues, Research and Essays Vol. 2 (10), Pp. 456-461, October, 2014. (ISSN 2311-6188)

Community-Acquired Pneumonia Caused By Haemophilus Influenzae in a Group of Non-Vaccinated Adult Population in Egypt
Sci-Afric Journal of Scientific Issues, Research and Essays Vol. 2 (10), Pp. 456-461, October, 2014. (ISSN 2311-6188)

Research Abstract
ABSTRACT Community-acquiredpneumoniaisacommondiseaseandafrequentcauseofmorbidityandmortalityworldwide.HaemophilusinfluenzaeisaleadingcauseofCAP.ThecurrentstudywasconductedtodeterminetheserotypedistributionandantimicrobialsusceptibilitypatternsofHaemophilusinfluenzaeisolatedfromunvaccinatedadultpatientswithCAPatAssiutUniversityHospitals.MaterialsandMethods:FromSeptember2013toaugust2014,sputumsamplesfrom132adultpatientswithCAPwereanalyzedforthedetectionofHaemophilusinfluenzausingconventionalmethods.AntimicrobialsusceptibilityandserotypingofHaemophilusinfluenzaewasperformed.Results:Haemophilusinfluenzaeweredetectedin21(16%)CAP-patients.Non-typeableHinfluenzaewerethemostfrequentlyisolatedserotypethatfoundin15(71%)ofHinfluenzae-cases.Hinfluenzaetypebwasfoundin5(24%)cases.WhileHinfluenzaetypefwasfoundinone(5%)case.CasesweredetectedmainlyduringJanuary,February,andMarch.ResistancewashighestfortheB-lactamgroupofantibiotics.Conclusion:CAPhasadiseaseburdeninadultpatientsatAssiutUniversityHospitals,Egypt.HinfluenzaeisaleadingcauseofCAPwhichwasassociatedmostlywithnon-typeableserotypes.ResistancetopenicillinandotherantimicrobialagentsincreasedrapidlyduringthelastyearsamongH influenzaestrains. Keywords:Haemophilusinfluenzae,community-acquiredpneumonia,serotyping, antimicrobialresistance.
Research Authors
MonaEmbarekMohamed1,
MohamedA.El-MokhtarMahmoud1
,AlaaThabetHassan2

Research Department
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Research Journal
Sci-Afric Journal of Scientific Issues, Research and Essays
Research Member
Mohamed Ahmed El-Mokhtar
Research Pages
Pp. 456-461
Research Publisher
Sci-Afric Journal of Scientific Issues, Research and Essays Vol. 2 (10), Pp. 456-461, October, 2014. (ISSN 2311-6188)
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
Vol. 2 (10),
Research Website
Sci-Afric Journal of Scientific Issues, Research and Essays
Research Year
2014