BETA-LACTAMASE PRODUCTION IN BRANHAMELLA CATARRHALIS ISOLATED FROM LOWER RESPIRATORY-TRACT SECRETIONS IN DANISH CHILDREN - AN INCREASING PROBLEM

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EJLERTSEN, T
SCHONHEYDER, HC
THISTED, E
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[1] AALBORG HOSP,DEPT CLIN MICROBIOL,DK-9000 AALBORG,DENMARK
[2] STATENS SERUMINST,DK-2300 COPENHAGEN,DENMARK
[3] HVIDOVRE UNIV HOSP,DEPT PEDIAT,DK-2650 HVIDOVRE,DENMARK
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10.1007/BF01645357
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R51 [传染病];
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Findings in specimens from the lower respiratory tract of children were reviewed retrospectively in order to assess the rate of Branhamella catarrhalis and beta-lactamase production. B. catarrhalis was isolated in 139 of 756 samples (18.4%) in 1986 and 211 of 723 samples (29.2%) in 1989. Beta-lactamase production was found in 55.6% of B. catarrhalis strains in 1986 and 80.1% in 1989 (p < 0.001). Prevalence of beta-lactamase in B. catarrhalis has now reached the same level in Europe as in the USA.
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