ZHANG Hai-feng, YAN Li-na, ZHAI Lei, ZHONG Chun-yan
Objective: To investigate the distribution and drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria in sputum samples from children with bronchopneumonia in the hospital, so as to provide reference for the rational use of antibacterial drugs in such patients in the clinic. Methods: A total of 1 265 children with bronchopneumonia admitted to the Department of Pediatrics of the People's Liberation Army No. 989 Hospital from August 2016 to August 2021 were chosen as the subjects. Their sputum samples were collected for pathogen culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing to analyze the etiological characteristics of infection in children. Results: Among the sputum samples of 1 265 children with bronchopneumonia, 1 598 strains of pathogenic bacteria were detected, including 937 strains of Gram-negative bacteria (58.64%, mainly Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae), 647 strains of Gram-positive bacteria (40.49%, mainly Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes) and 14 strains of fungi (0.88%); the detected number of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in spring, summer, autumn and winter was relatively stable, while the detected number of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae was more in winter and spring, and less in summer and autumn. The antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed that, the resistance rates of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes to vancomycin and linezolid were 0.00%, and their resistance rates to ceftriaxone and cefotaxime were relatively low (less than 10.00%), while their resistance rates to erythromycin, clarithromycin and clindamycin were high (more than 60.00%); the resistance rate of Haemophilus influenzae to all tested antibacterial drugs was low (less than 15.00%). The resistance rates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae to imipenem, meropenem, cefoperazone-sulbactam sodium, piperacillin-tazobactam sodium, ceftazidime and cefoxitin were low (less than 30.00%). Conclusion: The pathogenic bacteria in children with bronchopneumonia in the hospital mainly include Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. The characteristics of their resistance to antibacterial drugs are different. Before formulating clinical treatment regimens, the pathogen culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing should be carried out as much as possible, to guide clinicians to choose antibacterial drugs rationally and ensure the effect of anti-infection treatment.