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Revista Costarricense de Salud Pública

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Abstract

VINDAS ARIAS, José Isaac  and  BENAVIDES CHAVES, Natalia. Study Sputum cultivation for pyogenic bacteria made in the Clinical Laboratory Barva Coopesiba RL in the months of May to August of the Year 2012. Rev. costarric. salud pública [online]. 2016, vol.25, n.2, pp.36-43. ISSN 1409-1429.

Background:

To study the sputum of patients who meet the definition of respiratory symptoms by making a pyogenic cultivation COOPESIBA - Barva, from May until August of the year 2012.

Methods:

Pyogenic bacteria cultivation sputum all who came to the Clinical Laboratory Barva Coopesiba RL from May 5 to August 3 of 2012.

Results:

Pyogenic bacteria was grown by a total of 28 sputum of which 11 (39%) were positive by pyogenic bacteria. Most cases are resistant to commonly used antibiotics in primary care.

Conclusion:

It is important that all patients who have respiratory symptoms and are suspect of Tuberculosis to have sputum by piogens studies too, because if the person already has more than 10 days with respiratory symptoms should rule out other causes bacterial. The most commonly used antibiotics in primary care will not fix the cases of lower respiratory tract infections when the patient meets the definition of symptomatic patient.

Keywords : bacteria; sputum; respiratory Tract Infections.

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