Profile of bacterial culture and sensitivity from the sputum of chronic obstructive pulmonary patients with acute exacerbations

Authors

  • D. Sudeena Medical College Guntur, India.
  • S.B. Lal Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, India
  • Kattamuri. Ramesh Kumar Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2017.4.1.28

Keywords:

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Gold lines, Exacerbation, Chronic bronchitis, Biological research, Lung biology

Abstract

A total of 80 cases of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted in pulmonary medicine ward in Siddhartha medical college, Vijayawada during the period of 18 months one & half year Jan 2008 to June 2009 of 55 years to 75 years of both males 81% to 19% were females.
The three commonest organisms isolated were: 1. Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 23 cases, 2. Klebsiella pneumonia in 18 cases, and 3. Staphylococcus aureus in 14 cases.
Antibiotics therapy either with levofloxacin or intravenous cefotaxime can be given if the exacerbation is not severe in case of gram negative infection. When the infection is severe, combination antibiotic therapy with cefotaxime and gentamicin or ciprofloxacin & gentamicin should be started. In cases where the infection is very severe or when the isolates are resistant to quinolones or aminoglycosides then newer antibiotics like pipericillin + Tazobactam and cefoperazone + sulbactam can be started

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Author Biographies

D. Sudeena, Medical College Guntur, India.

Associate professor

S.B. Lal, Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, India

Professor & HOD

Kattamuri. Ramesh Kumar, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India

Associate professor

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Published

2017-03-30

How to Cite

D. Sudeena, S.B. Lal, & Kattamuri. Ramesh Kumar. (2017). Profile of bacterial culture and sensitivity from the sputum of chronic obstructive pulmonary patients with acute exacerbations. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 4(1), 173–182. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2017.4.1.28

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017): Vol 4 | Issue 1 | January - March 2017

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