Abstract
Abstract. This study was undertaken from 1995-2000 to investigate the cause of respiratory tract infection among 481 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. The positive rate of bacterial pathogens was 38.46%. Pseudomonas aeruginosa appeared to be the most common pathogen (32.97%), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (18.92%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (10.81 %), Haemophilus influenzae (7.57%), and Acinetobacter baumannii (5.95%). P. aeruginosa was sensitive to netilmycin, amikacin, imipenem, meropenem, cefoperazone/sulbactam, piperacillin/tazobactam, and gentamicin (67-84%). S. aureus was sensitive to vancomycin and teicoplanin (100%).
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / complications*
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
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Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects
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Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Female
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Haemophilus influenzae / drug effects
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Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification
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Humans
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Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects
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Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
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Male
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
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Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy
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Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*
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Sputum / microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
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Teicoplanin / pharmacology
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Thailand
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Vancomycin / pharmacology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Teicoplanin
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Vancomycin