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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2018

Antibiotics susceptibility pattern of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from sputum cultures of human immunodeficiency virus infected patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Michel Kengne, Marlise Beatrice Bidzogo Lebogo, Julius Mbekem Nwobegahay, Bienvenue Etogo Ondigui

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michel KengneSchool of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Marlise Beatrice Bidzogo LebogoSchool of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Julius Mbekem NwobegahaySchool of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Bienvenue Etogo OndiguiYaoundé Central Hospital, Cameroon.
Catholic University of Central Africa · CMCentral Hospital of Yaoundé · CM

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae to commonly used antibiotics is threatened by the emergence of resistance of S. pneumonia strains. So, to improve the management of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients, we assessed the antibiotic susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae which is the most common bacterial cause of LRTIs in patients.

methodsA cross sectional study was carried out from May to October 2014. HIV infected patients suspected of LRTIs attending the Center Medical laboratory and those followed up at the authorized treatment center of Yaounde Military Hospital in Cameroon were enrolled. Sputum was collected from each patient and cultured; identification of microorganisms was performed following standard methods. The disk diffusion method was used for antibacterial susceptibility testing according to the Antibiogram Committee of French Society for Microbiology guidelines.

resultsA total of 51 (25.5%) isolates of

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AdultAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsCameroonCross-Sectional StudiesDrug Resistance, BacterialFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedPneumococcal InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsSex DistributionSputumAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic susceptibilityHIV patientslower respiratory tract infectionsStreptococcus pneumoniae

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PMID30918544
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