Epidemiological Features and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Haemophilus influenzae Originating from Respiratory Tract and Vaginal Specimens in Pediatric Patients

• Published in: Journal of pediatric & adolescent gynecology Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 626 - 631
• Main Authors: Li, Jian-Ping, Hua, Chun-Zhen, Sun, Li-Ying, Wang, Hong-Jiao, Chen, Zhi-Min, Shang, Shi-Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotic resistance; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Female; Haemophilus Infections - drug therapy; Haemophilus Infections - epidemiology; Haemophilus influenzae; Haemophilus influenzae - drug effects; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pediatrics; Respiratory pathogens; Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy; Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology; Vulvovaginitis; Vulvovaginitis - drug therapy; Vulvovaginitis - microbiology; Respiratory pathogens; Vulvovaginitis; Child; Haemophilus influenzae; Antibiotic resistance; respiratory pathogens; vulvovaginitis; antibiotic resistance; child

Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) is a common pathogen of respiratory tract infections in children, however, as a possible cause of vulvovaginitis in prepubertal girls, its epidemiological features, antibiotic-resistance patterns, and treatment are seldom noted. Specimens obtained from patients...