Abstract
In a study of 100 patients in Ibadan between July and December 1995 to evaluate bacteraemia due to gram-negative bacilli, 64% were culture positive, 44 (68.8%) of these yielded gram-negative rods. The isolates were Klebsiella species (43.2%), Escherichia coli (27.3%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (13.6%), Proteus species (11.4%) and Bacteroides melaninogenious (4.15%) by standard bacteriological methods. Antimicrobial sensitivity results suggested ofloxacin or ceftriaxone with metronidazole as empirical antibiotic therapy.
MeSH terms
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Age Distribution
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Bacteremia / blood
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Bacteremia / drug therapy
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Bacteremia / epidemiology*
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Bacteremia / etiology*
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Bacteroides Infections / blood
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Bacteroides Infections / drug therapy
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Bacteroides Infections / epidemiology*
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Bacteroides Infections / etiology*
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*
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Drug Resistance
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Escherichia coli Infections / blood
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Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
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Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
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Escherichia coli Infections / etiology*
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Female
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Hospitals, University
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Humans
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Klebsiella Infections / blood
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Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy
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Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
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Klebsiella Infections / etiology*
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Nigeria / epidemiology
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Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
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Patient Selection
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Population Surveillance
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Prevalence
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Proteus Infections / blood
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Proteus Infections / drug therapy
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Proteus Infections / epidemiology*
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Proteus Infections / etiology*
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Pseudomonas Infections / blood
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Pseudomonas Infections / drug therapy
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Pseudomonas Infections / epidemiology*
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Pseudomonas Infections / etiology*
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Sex Distribution
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Urban Health / statistics & numerical data*