2006, Number 2
Nose and throat clinical antibiogram
López LE, López DE, Carranco LA, Morfín OR, Rodríguez NE, Martínez GEI, Montoya VR, Arcaute VF, Zambrano VSA, Salazar VRM, Monreal Martínez J, Troyo SR
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ABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo base the clinical antibiogram in nose and throat.
Material and methods
We made a descriptive and transversal study in 400 studies of patients from Otolaryngology United SC and Civil Hospital of Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde. Nose and throat cultures were included, incomplete studies were excluded and contaminated throat cultures were eliminated. The independent variable was nose and throat culture; the dependent variable was bacteriology diagnosis and intercurrent variables were mean time of early nose and throat culture and bacterial colony color. Due to ethic aspects, the agreements of Helsinki were applied. Statistical analysis was made in qualitative and quantitative variables; former were described by frequencies and latter were described by mean.
Results
The most frequently cultivated bacteria in our study were Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae, thus, knowing rhinoparyngeal antibiogram is very important. The other found bacteria were: Neisseria catarrhalis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Conclusions
1) The best antibiotic to the nose and throat disease is determined by laboratory studies; 2) mean time of the antibiogram of nose and throat culture is 72 hours; 3) bacterial colonies have color; 4) bacteria have an specific habitat, 5) the knowledge of causal agent indicated the treatment of choice; 6) the equation nose and throat secretion color-causal agent is the basement of the clinical antibiogram from the nose and throat, and 7) the nose and throat clinical antibiogram is a useful tool in the immediate treatment of the nose and throat diseases.
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