Lower respiratory tract pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in a medical hospital of central Nepal

Authors

  • Sony Shrestha Department of Microbiology, Chitwan Medical College (CMC), Chitwan
  • Anju Acharya Department of Microbiology, Chitwan Medical College (CMC), Chitwan
  • Avisekh Gautam
  • Hari Prasad Nepal Department of Microbiology, Chitwan Medical College (CMC), Chitwan
  • Rajendra Gautam Department of Microbiology, Chitwan Medical College (CMC), Chitwan
  • Shamshul Ansari Department of Microbiology, Chitwan Medical College (CMC), Chitwan
  • Goma Upadhyay Department of Microbiology, Chitwan Medical College (CMC), Chitwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v4i5.365

Keywords:

Mullerian cyst, posterior vaginal wall, histochemical stain

Abstract

Background: Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in young children and elderly people. It is among top ten diseases of Nepal and accounts for deaths of 2.6 million people per year. Objectives: To identify causative agents of lower respiratory tract infection and to determine their susceptibility to antimicrobial agents, with special interest to multidrug resistance (MDR). Materials and Methods: The study was carried out in 240 sputum specimens received in the Microbiology Laboratory of Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital within a period of 6 months (April- September, 2010).

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2013-05-23

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 5 (2013): May

Section

Original Research Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (SeeThe Effect of Open Access).

How to Cite

Lower respiratory tract pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in a medical hospital of central Nepal. (2013). International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research, 4(5), 335-340. https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v4i5.365
Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC