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Thanaviratananich S, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002,
Thailand.
Phone: +66-43-363565, Fax: +66-43-202490
E-mail: sanguans@kku.ac.th
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n (%)
45 (39.8)
68 (60.2)
33.4 years (range 4-74 years)
12 cases
11.7 days (range 2-30 days)
62 cases (54.9)
97 (85.8)
91 (80.5)
74 (65.5)
62 (54.9)
45 (39.8)
40 (35.4)
31 (27.4)
29 (25.7)
21 (18.6)
16 (14.2)
8 (7.1)
9 (8)
88 (77.9)
42 (37.2)
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Srinagarind Hospital*
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Pramongkutklao Hospital
Ramathibodi Hospital
Siriraj Hospital
Maharaj Nakhon Chiang Mai*
Khon Kaen Hospital*
Total
26
26
27
11
9
10
4
113
0
2
6
0
0
1
0
9
* = upcountry hospitals
Table 3. Methods for collection of specimens sent for culture vs. culture results & sites of study
Sites of study
(n of cases performed)
Positive culture
Single organism
Mixed organisms
n (%)
95% CI
n (%)
95% CI
n (%)
95% CI
19 (73.0)
18 (75.0)
1 (50.0)
13 (54.2)
57.0-84.9
18 (69.2)
17 (70.8)
1 (50.0)
8 (33.3)
49.9-83.7
0.01-20.5
17.8-53.4
1 (3.8)
1 (4.2)
0
5 (20.8)
8.8-40.9
0
8 (33.3)
8 (38.1)
17.8-53.4
5 (20.8)
9 (42.8)
21.1-57.4
1 (14.3)
8 (57.1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 (33.3)
11.7-64.9
0
13 (54.2)
17 (80.9)
4 (57.2)
13 (92.8)
7 (63.6)
7 (63.6)
0
0
0
0
6 (66.7)
1 (25.0)
5 (80.0)
1 (25.0)
1 (33.3)
0
63 (60.6)
31 (60.8)
32 (60.4)
35.1-72.1
0
50.6-85.3
35.2-85.0
35.1-88.3
3.4-71.1
51.0-69.4
3 (42.9)
5 (35.7)
7 (63.6)
7 (63.6)
0
0
0
0
3 (33.3)
1 (25.0)
2 (40.0)
1 (25.0)
1 (33.3)
0
45 (43.3)
29 (56.9)
16 (30.2)
35.2-85.0
11.7-64.9
3.4-71.1
34.2-52.9
0
3 (60.0)
0
0
0
18 (17.3)
2 (3.9)
16 (30.2)
11.2-25.8
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Types of bacteria
Srinagarind Hospital
Phramongkutklao Hospital
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Table 4. cont.
Sites of Study
Types of bacteria
Ramathibodi Hospital
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% (95% CI)
MST
EDMMS
H. influenzae
Beta-lactamase positive, non typeable
Beta-lactamase negative, non typeable
Beta-lactamase positive, type B
Not tested for beta-lactamase
S. pneumoniae
Non-PNSSP
PNSSP
Not tested
M. catarrhalis
Beta-lactamase negative
Beta-lactamase positive
S. aureus
S. coagulase +ve
S. coagulase -ve
S. epidermidis
P. aeruginosa
Pseudomonas spp.
K. pneumoniae
Enterobacter spp.
Alpha-Streptococcus
S. viridans
Streptococcus group D
Enterobacter cloacae
N. meningitidis
E. coli
Corynbacterium spp.
Proteus spp.
Total
21
7
12
1
1
12
2
6
4
2
1
1
8
2
8
1
5
3
4
4
1
2
5
1
1
2
1
1
84
25 (16.9-35.3)
10
11
14.3 (8.2-23.5)
2.4 (0.5-7.3)
9.5 (4.7-17.9)
2.3 (0.2-8.8)
9.5 (4.7-17.9)
1.2 (0.01-7.1)
6.0 (2.2-13.5)
3.6 (1.2-8.9)
4.8 (1.5-12.0)
4.8 (1.5-12.0)
1.2 (0.01-7.1)
2.3 (0.2-8.8)
6.0 (2.2-13.5)
1.2 (0.01-7.1)
1.2 (0.01-7.1)
2.3 (0.2-8.8)
1.2 (0.01-7.1)
1.2 (0.01-7.1)
0
8
1
7
1
3
3
1
3
1
0
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
52
32
S. pneumoniae (8)
H. influenzae (20)
M. catarrhalis (2)
Non
PNSSP
PNSSP
Betalactamase
2
0
2
1
5
1
2
4
0
1
0
0
Not tested
0
0
Not tested
3
0
1
1
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
6
0
8
0
12
0
1
0
1
PNSSP = Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae, four specimens of S. pneumoniae from King Mongkutklao
were not investigate for MIC, one specimen of H. influenzae was not investigated for beta-lactamase activity
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Table 7. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of penicillin, cefuroxime and azithromycin against S. pneumoniae
Sites of study
MIC of penicillin
(microgram/ml)
MIC of cefuroxime
(microgram/ml)
MIC of
azithromycin
(microgram/ml)
Types of antibiotics
that S. pneumoniae
resisted to
Srinagarind Hospital
0.750
0.094
0.094
0.006
1.500
0.380
0.016
0.190
0.016
2
Not done
0.25
16
0.75
Not done
Penicillin, cefuroxime
Not resist
Azithromycin
Not resist
Penicillin, cefuroxime
2
1
2
Not done
Not done
Not done
Not done
Not done
Not done
Penicillin
Penicillin
Penicillin
King Chulalongkorn
Memorial Hospital
Ramathibodi Hospital
Table 8. Antimicrobial sensitivity of commonly used antibiotics against three main pathogens
Types of antibiotics
S. pneumoniae (n = 12)
H. influenzae (n = 21)
M. catarrhalis (n = 2)
Amoxicillin
Cotrimoxazole
Amoxicillin/clavulanate
Cefaclor
Ampicillin/sulbactam
Clindamycin
Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Ofloxacin
Levofloxacin
Gatifloxacin
Cefuroxime
Cefpodoxime
Cefixime
Cefdinir
S:6 (NT:6)
S:3, I:1, R:3 (NT:5)
S:3 (NT:9)
S:3 (NT:9)
S:4 (NT:8)
S:5, R:3 (NT:4)
S:2, R:5 (NT:5)
S:2, R:6 (NT:4)
S:7 (NT:5)
S:8 (NT:4)
S:4 (NT:8)
S:4 (NT:8)
S:3 (NT:9)
S:3 (NT:9)
(NT:12)
R:1 (NT:1)
S:1 (NT:1)
S:1 (NT:1)
(NT:2)
S:1 (NT:1)
(NT:2)
(NT:2)
(NT:2)
(NT:2)
(NT:2)
(NT:2)
R:1 (NT:1)
(NT:2)
(NT:2)
(NT:2)
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1986-1987
1992-1993
1998-1999
1999-2000
2002-2003
Fooanant et al. /
Maharaj Nakorn
Chiang Mai(6
Prakunhangsit et al./
Ramathibodi Hospital(7)
Kongkaew et al./
Ramathibodi Hospital(8)
Charoencharsri et al./
Siriraj Hospital(9)
Moungthong et al./
Phramongkutklao
Hospital(10)
Year of Study
Authors/sites of study
MST
Methods of
specimen
collection
Adults
- Acute
rhinosinusitis
(44/44)
Adults
- Acute
rhinosinusitis
(48/48)
MST
MST
MST
AdultsAcute 6/6
Participants
(Number of cases/
number of sinus
aspirates)
Acute
- Growth 5/6 (83.3%)
(7 bacterial isolates)
- S. pneumoniae 4/7(57.1%)
- H. influenzae 1/7(14.3% )
- Growth 36/45 (80%)
(48 bacterial isolates) (aerobe 68.9%,
anaerobe 2.2%, aerobe + anaerobe 8.9%)
- H. influenzae 20/48 (41.7%)
- S. pneumoniae 5/48 (10.4%)
- Streptococcus spp. 10/28 (20.8%)
Acute & subacute
- Growth 74.47% (35/47)
(53 bacterial isolates) (aerobe 55.32%,
anaerobe 14.89%, aerobe + anaerobe
4.26 %)
- H. influenzae 11/53 (20.8%)
- S. pneumoniae 6/53 (11.3%)
- Streptococcus spp. 9/53 (17.0%)
- Growth 64.6% (31/48)
(60 bacterial isolates) (aerobes 50%,
anaerobes 4.2%, aerobes + anaerobes
10.4%)
- H. influenzae 34.3% (12/35)
- S. pneumoniae 17.1% (6/35)
- Streptococcus spp. 17.1% (6/35)
Growth 77.2% (34/44)(44 bacterial
isolates)(aerobes 70.4%, anaerobes 2.3%,
aerobes + anaerobes 4.5%)
- H. influenzae 29.5% (13/44)
- S. pneumoniae 9% (4/44)
- M. catarrhalis 2.3% (1/44)
Results
Table 9. Previous studies of bacteriological culture in acute rhinosinusitis in Thailand since the year 1986
Beta-lactamase producing H.
influenzae 23.1% (3/13)
- Beta-lactamase H. influenzae
50%
-M. catarrhalis was not found
Note
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