Upper respiratory tract infection in mouse and rats

Summary Spontaneous aspergilloma in the para-nasal cavities of 2 rats, and a chronic granuloma with grains, caused by Gram-positive cocci in the maxillary sinus of a mouse, are reported.     

Selective infection of lower respiratory tract by respiratory viruses in children with recurrent respiratory tract infections.

Thirty preschool children presenting with recurrent respiratory infections and their unaffected siblings were observed prospectively for a year. The index children experienced more episodes of acute respiratory infection than their siblings. Respiratory viruses were the major cause of respiratory infections. The index children had lower respiratory tract disease, predominantly wheeze, during 34% of proved respiratory virus infections compared with 11% of such infections experienced by the control children (p less than 0.02). Atopic children had an increased tendency to wheeze that did not reach significance, but atopy was not associated with increased susceptibility to respiratory infections.     

Antibiotics in bacterial acute respiratory tract infection in children]

The data on changes in the susceptibility of the most frequent respiratory tract pathogens i.e. Pneumococcus spp. and Haemophilus influenzae within the last 15 years and Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp. and Moraxella spp. at the present time as well as recommendations based on the original and some literature data on the choice of the antibacterial drugs for the initial treatment of bacterial complications of acute respiratory tract viral infections such as otitis, sinusitis and pharyngitis are presented. The necessity of decreasing the unjustified use of antibiotics in cases of uncomplicated acute respiratory tract viral infections is indicated.     

以儿童呼吸道感染为主的非典型EBV感染报道

目的报道儿童EBV感染所致的临床疾病谱与年龄特点,以进一步提高对EBV感染诊治水平.方法回顾性分析了EBV-VCA-IgM或EBV-DNA-PCR诊断的690例儿童EBV感染的疾病分布和年龄分布特点.结果EBV感染儿童非典型传染性单核细胞增多症患儿422例,占61.16%,非典型EBV感染268例,占38.84%.非典型EBV感染中以呼吸道感染最为多见,为191例,占非典型EBV感染的71.27%.其他为皮炎或口炎、血小板减少性紫癜、腹泻病、川畸病、肠系膜或颈淋巴结炎、肾炎或肾病和CNS感染等.EBV感染致传染性单核细胞增多症和呼吸道感染在各年龄组的分布差异无显著性,EBV感染男女比为1.79：1.结论儿童EBV感染所致疾病多样,累及系统多,非典型表现以呼吸道感染为主.传染性单核细胞增多症和呼吸道感染在各年龄组间差异无显著性.     

儿童反复呼吸道感染与肠道微生态变化的相关性

目的研究儿童反复呼吸道感染与患儿肠道微生态平衡紊乱的关系。方法选择102例反复呼吸道感染患儿为研究组,167例急性肺炎患儿为肺炎对照组,142例健康体检儿童为正常对照组。采用16S rRNA荧光定量PCR检测3组对象肠道双歧杆菌及大肠埃希菌数量,计算B/E值,并比较3组研究对象细胞免疫功能。结果正常对照组、肺炎对照组以及研究组儿童肠道双歧杆菌数量依次降低,大肠埃希菌依次增多,B/E值依次降低,差异均有统计学意义(均P0.05)。正常对照组、肺炎对照组以及研究组儿童血液中CD3~+、CD4~+细胞水平以及CD4~+/CD8~+依次降低,CD8~+细胞水平依次增高,差异均有统计学意义(均P0.05)。结论儿童反复呼吸道感染与肠道微生态失衡具有一定相关性,肠道微生态稳态的维持可为反复呼吸道感染的防治提供新思路。     

儿童呼吸道感染时呼吸道分泌物的病原菌分布及其耐药性分析

【摘 要】目的 了解本地区儿童呼吸道感染病原菌种类、分布特点及其耐药性,为临床合理应用抗菌药物提供参考。方法 对2009年5月至2012年5月间本地区两家医院儿科住院患者送检的共1350份呼吸道分泌物的细菌培养结果及要检出菌的耐药情况,进行回顾性分析。结果 从1350份标本中共分离出384株病原菌,检出率为28.4%,革兰阴性杆菌258株,占67.2%,革兰阳性球菌95株,占24.7%,厌氧菌17株,占4.4%,真菌14株,占3.6%;革兰阴性前三位杆菌肺炎克雷伯杆菌、大肠埃希菌和解鸟氨酸克雷白杆菌对氨苄西林、哌拉西林耐药率均大于50%以上,共分离出产ESBLs菌57株,阳性率为43.2%;革兰阳性前三位球菌肺炎球菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和表皮葡萄球菌对青霉素、红霉素耐药率达50%以上。结论 本地区儿童呼吸道感染主要病原菌是革兰阴性杆菌,加强细菌培养和耐药性监测对临床合理使用抗生素有重要意义。     

小儿呼吸道感染肺炎克雷伯杆菌耐药性和基因型研究

目的探讨临海地区小儿呼吸道感染肺炎克雷伯杆菌产超β-内酰胺酶（ESBLs和AmpC酶）的耐药性及耐药基因型分布情况。方法采用VITEK-60型全自动细菌鉴定仪鉴定细菌,按CLSI推荐的确证试验检测ESBLs和K-B纸片法测定药敏结果;采用头孢西丁纸片扩散法筛选产AmpC酶阳性菌株,采用PCR检测AmpC酶基因,并对产物进行测序分析基因型。结果113株肺炎克雷伯杆菌ESBLs和AmpC酶总检测率分别为29．20％和18．58％,其中单产ESBLs、单产AmpC酶和同产AmpC酶＋ESBLs检出率分别为23．01％、12．39％和6．19％;AmpC酶阳性菌株的耐药基因型：16株为DHA-1型,5株为ACT-1型。药敏试验：所分离的肺炎克雷伯杆菌对亚胺培南全部敏感,对喹诺酮类耐药率很低,对大多β-内酰胺类抗生素耐药率较高,并且产酶株的耐药性明显高于非产酶株,耐药现象在同产ES-BLS和AmpC酶菌株中更为严重。结论临海地区小儿呼吸道分离的肺炎克雷伯杆菌产ESBLs和AmpC酶检出率较高;AmpC酶以DHA-1基因型流行为主,产酶株呈现出高度多重耐药性。     

Microflora of the upper respiratory tract in young children under normal conditions and in respiratory tract diseases. Microbial count of the upper respiratory tract in healthy children and in children with pneumonia

The results of the inoculation of material taken from the anterior section of the nasal cavity and from the pharyngeal mucosa of 50 healthy young children and 298 acute pneumonia patients were analyzed. 23 microbial species were isolated. In the samples taken from the anterior section of the nasal cavity, monocultures were detected in 86 samples and 54 variants of associations including 2-4 species, in 139 samples. In the samples taken from the pharynx, monocultures were detected in 59 samples and 180 variants of associations including 2-6 species, in 282 samples. Differences in the contamination of the nasal cavity and the pharynx in healthy children and in pneumonia patients were revealed. These differences were manifested in the structure of the microflora (monocultures, associations, their composition), the assortment of microbial species and their concentration. In young children with pneumonia the microflora of the upper respiratory tract was found to reflect the severity of acute pneumonia and the intensity of the pathological process in the lungs (uncomplicated, pyodestructive pneumonia, pyodestructive pneumonia with fatal termination, acute purulent pleurisy).