scholarly journals Increased recovery of Moraxella catarrhalis and Haemophilus influenzae in association with group A β-haemolytic streptococci in healthy children and those with pharyngo-tonsillitis

2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 989-992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itzhak Brook ◽  
Alan E. Gober
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae ◽  
Moraxella Catarrhalis ◽  
Inflammatory Process ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Staph Aureus ◽  
Penicillin Therapy ◽  
Group A

The inflamed tonsils harbour numerous types of bacteria, alone or in combination with group A β-haemolytic streptococci (GABHS). The cohabitation of the tonsils by GABHS and certain other bacterial species may contribute to the inflammatory process and the failure of penicillin therapy. This study evaluated the recovery of Moraxella catarrhalis, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in association with GABHS in healthy children and those with acute pharyngo-tonsillitis (APT). Pharyngo-tonsillar cultures were obtained from 548 children with APT and 866 healthy children. GABHS was recovered from 112 (20.4 %) children with APT. Of the 114 H. influenzae isolates, 32 were recovered in association with GABHS (29 % of all patients who had GABHS) and 82 were isolated without GABHS (19 %) (P=0.0267). Of the 69 M. catarrhalis isolates, 25 were recovered in association with GABHS (22 % of all patients who had GABHS) and 44 were isolated without GABHS (10 %) (P=0.0012). In contrast, there was no association between the isolation of GABHS and the recovery of Staph. aureus or Strep. pneumoniae. GABHS was recovered from 104 (12 %) healthy children. Of the 69 M. catarrhalis isolates, 24 were recovered in association with GABHS (23 % of all patients who had GABHS) and 80 were isolated without GABHS (10 %) (P=0.006). There was no association between the isolation of GABHS and the recovery of H. influenzae, Staph. aureus or Strep. pneumoniae. This study demonstrates an association between the recovery of GABHS and H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis from pharyngo-tonsillar cultures of patients with APT and M. catarrhalis from pharyngo-tonsillar cultures of healthy children.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from the nasopharynx of healthy children attending day-care centres in the Czech Republic

2006 ◽  
Vol 134 (6) ◽  
pp. 1179-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. ŽEMLIČKOVÁ ◽  
P. URBÁšKOVÁ ◽  
V. ADÁMKOVÁ ◽  
J. MOTLOVÁ ◽  
V. LEBEDOVÁ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae ◽  
Moraxella Catarrhalis ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Respiratory Pathogens ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Day Care Centres

Nasopharyngeal carriage of potential pathogens was studied in 425 healthy 3- to 6-year-old children attending 16 day-care centres (DCCs) in nine Czech cities during the winter 2004–2005. The overall carriage of pathogens was 62·8% (Streptococcus pneumoniae, 38·1%; Haemophilus influenzae, 24·9%; Moraxella catarrhalis, 22·1%; Staphylococcus aureus, 16%). An age-related downward trend was observed for colonization with respiratory pathogens in contrast to Staph. aureus whose carriage was significantly higher among older children. The following serotypes of colonizing S. pneumoniae were the most predominant: 23F (20·6%), 6A (15·1%), 6B (12·7%), 18C (7·8%), 15B and 19F (6% each). The majority (94·3%) of H. influenzae isolates were non-typable; among capsulated isolates, serotype b was not found. Decreased susceptibility to penicillin was determined in 3% of pneumococci; 4·6% of H. influenzae strains and 85·1% of M. catarrhalis strains produced β-lactamase. As for non-β-lactam antibiotics, pneumococci resistant to trimethoprim–sulphamethoxazole were the most common (15·7%) among the attendees.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Colonization by Moraxella catarrhalis and Tonsillar Hypertrophy

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mirela C. M. Prates ◽  
Edwin Tamashiro ◽  
José L. Proenca-Modena ◽  
Miriã F. Criado ◽  
Tamara H. Saturno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae ◽  
Moraxella Catarrhalis ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
Tonsillar Hypertrophy ◽  
Palatine Tonsils ◽  
Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy

We sought to investigate the prevalence of potentially pathogenic bacteria in secretions and tonsillar tissues of children with chronic adenotonsillitis hypertrophy compared to controls. Prospective case-control study comparing patients between 2 and 12 years old who underwent adenotonsillectomy due to chronic adenotonsillar hypertrophy to children without disease. We compared detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Moraxella catarrhalis by real-time PCR in palatine tonsils, adenoids, and nasopharyngeal washes obtained from 37 children with and 14 without adenotonsillar hypertrophy. We found high frequency (>50%) of Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in both groups of patients. Although different sampling sites can be infected with more than one bacterium and some bacteria can be detected in different tissues in the same patient, adenoids, palatine tonsils, and nasopharyngeal washes were not uniformly infected by the same bacteria. Adenoids and palatine tonsils of patients with severe adenotonsillar hypertrophy had higher rates of bacterial coinfection. There was good correlation of detection of Moraxella catarrhalis in different sampling sites in patients with more severe tonsillar hypertrophy, suggesting that Moraxella catarrhalis may be associated with the development of more severe hypertrophy, that inflammatory conditions favor colonization by this agent. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis are frequently detected in palatine tonsils, adenoids, and nasopharyngeal washes in children. Simultaneous detection of Moraxella catarrhalis in adenoids, palatine tonsils, and nasopharyngeal washes was correlated with more severe tonsillar hypertrophy.

scholarly journals Susceptibilidad a antimicrobianos de patógenos respiratorios en niños provenientes de la comunidad

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
José M Guevara ◽  
Rosaluz Aróstegui ◽  
Wini Agurto ◽  
Iliana Sobrevilla ◽  
Esther Valencia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae ◽  
Streptococcus Pyogenes ◽  
Moraxella Catarrhalis

OBJETIVO: Determinar la resistencia de los patógenos respiratorios a diferentes antimicrobianos. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Entre abril y noviembre de 2002 se estudió 177 pacientes que asistieron al consultorio externo de otorrinolaringología del Hospital Nacional Docente Madre-Niño San Bartolomé. RESULTADOS: Streptococcus pneumoniae fue la bacteria patógena más aislada (57,2%), luego Moraxella catarrhalis (42,7%), Staphylococcus aureus (18,6%) y en pequeña cantidad Haemophilus influenzae (3,4%) y Streptococcus pyogenes (0,7%). Streptococcus pneumoniae presentó 31,3% de resistencia a la penicilina. El 96,7% de Moraxella catarrhalis fueron productoras de betalactamasa y 7,4% de los Staphylococcus aureus fueron resistentes a la oxacilina. CONCLUSIÓN: Streptococcus pneumoniae es el principal agente causal de los procesos infecciosos altos en niños y su resistencia a la penicilina aumentó a 31,3%

scholarly journals Time-Kill Activity of the Streptogramin NXL 103 against Gram-Positive and -Negative Bacteria

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 1787-1791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn A. Pankuch ◽  
Gengrong Lin ◽  
Catherine Clark ◽  
Peter C. Appelbaum
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae ◽  
Moraxella Catarrhalis ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Group A ◽  
Time Kill

ABSTRACTAgainst 33 Gram-positive and -negative bacteria, NXL 103 MICs were 0.03 to 1 μg/ml. NXL 103 was bactericidal by 12 h at 2 × MIC against all 5 pneumococci and at 2 × MIC after 24 h against all 5 group A and B β-hemolytic streptococci. NXL 103 was bactericidal against all 8Haemophilus influenzaestrains at 2× MIC and all 5Moraxella catarrhalisstrains at 4× MIC after 24 h but was mainly bacteriostatic against 5 methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusstrains. After the exposure of one strain of each species to NXL 103 for 10 daily subcultures, the MICs remained within ±1 dilution.

scholarly journals Colonization of healthy children by Moraxella catarrhalis is characterized by genotype heterogeneity, virulence gene diversity and co-colonization with Haemophilus influenzae

Microbiology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 157 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne J. C. Verhaegh ◽  
Martine L. Snippe ◽  
Foster Levy ◽  
Henri A. Verbrugh ◽  
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Haemophilus Influenzae ◽  
Moraxella Catarrhalis ◽  
Virulence Genes ◽  
Gene Diversity ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Genotypic Variation ◽  
Virulence Gene ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Genotypic Analysis

The colonization dynamics of Moraxella catarrhalis were studied in a population comprising 1079 healthy children living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (the Generation R Focus cohort). A total of 2751 nasal swabs were obtained during four clinic visits timed to take place at 1.5, 6, 14 and 24 months of age, yielding a total of 709 M. catarrhalis and 621 Haemophilus influenzae isolates. Between January 2004 and December 2006, approximate but regular 6-monthly cycles of colonization were observed, with peak colonization incidences occurring in the autumn/winter for M. catarrhalis, and winter/spring for H. influenzae. Co-colonization was significantly more likely than single-species colonization with either M. catarrhalis or H. influenzae, with genotypic analysis revealing no clonality for co-colonizing or single colonizers of either bacterial species. This finding is especially relevant considering the recent discovery of the importance of H. influenzae–M. catarrhalis quorum sensing in biofilm formation and host clearance. Bacterial genotype heterogeneity was maintained over the 3-year period of the study, even within this relatively localized geographical region, and there was no association of genotypes with either season or year of isolation. Furthermore, chronological and genotypic diversity in three immunologically important M. catarrhalis virulence genes (uspA1, uspA2 and hag/mid) was also observed. This study indicates that genotypic variation is a key factor contributing to the success of M. catarrhalis colonization of healthy children in the first years of life. Furthermore, variation in immunologically relevant virulence genes within colonizing populations, and even within genotypically identical M. catarrhalis isolates, may be a result of immune evasion by this pathogen. Finally, the factors facilitating M. catarrhalis and H. influenzae co-colonization need to be further investigated.

scholarly journals Moraxella Catarrhalis en las Infecciones Respiratorias Altas

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
José Guevara Duncan ◽  
Jorge Navach ◽  
Rosaluz Aróstegui ◽  
Winni Agurto ◽  
Alfredo Goytendía ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae ◽  
Moraxella Catarrhalis ◽  
Haemophilus Influenza

Durante 12 meses se estudian las infecciones otorrinolaringológicas en dos hospitales de Lima, tanto en niños como en adultos, con especial énfasis en Moraxella catarrhalis. Se tomaron 318 muestras de igual número de pacientes, de los cuales el 40% resultó negativo a bacterias patógenas. Del 60% restante se identificó staphylococcus aureus como el causante del 31% de las infecciones, seguido de Streptococcus pneumoniae colt el 19%, hieto Moraxella catarrhalis colt 16% y en cuarto lugar Haemophilus influenzae colt 10%. Rinorrea purulenta fue el principal síntoma en todos los casos. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis y Haemophilus influenza se aislaron mayoritariamente en niños menores de 14 años. El 15% de los S. aureus fueron oxacilino-ressistentes, el 11% de S. pneumoniae fueron resistentes a la penicilina, el 70% de M. catarrhalis eran productoras de B-1actailiasay cl 5% de H. influenzae también producían lactamasa. Nuestros resultados permiten oriental-mayor el tratamiento antibiótico de las infecciones respiratorias altas.

scholarly journals Co-carriage of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis among three different age categories of children in Hungary

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. e0229021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eszter Kovács ◽  
Judit Sahin-Tóth ◽  
Adrienn Tóthpál ◽  
Mark van der Linden ◽  
Tamás Tirczka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae ◽  
Moraxella Catarrhalis

scholarly journals Determination of antimicrobial action of "Apicold oral spray"

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Anatoly L. Kosakovsky ◽  
Oksana M. Golovnya ◽  
Svitlana G. Gunko ◽  
Ilona A. Kosakivska
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae ◽  
Streptococcus Pyogenes ◽  
Moraxella Catarrhalis ◽  
Antimicrobial Effect ◽  
Antimicrobial Action ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Fungicidal Action

Introduction: The causative agents of acute tonsillopharyngitis are viruses and bacterial flora. Treatment of acute pharyngitis is mainly local, which includes aerosols with antiseptics. Aim: Study of antimicrobial action of "Apicold oral spray" on clinical isolates of microorganisms Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Candida albicans isolated from patients' oropharynx in patients. Material and methods: The effect of Apicold Oral Spray (manufactured by APIPHARMA doo) on clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Candida albicans in Ukrainian patients was studied. Antimicrobial activity was assessed after 5, 10 and 20 minutes of action of one dose of "Apicold oral spray" on microorganisms. Bactericidal and fungicidal action (inhibition of cell growth of microorganisms) is expressed as a percentage according to the control. Results and discussion: Apicold Oral Spray has a 100% antimicrobial effect after 5 minutes on clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Candida albicans (complete growth inhibition of all 5 clinical isolates after 20 minutes). Conclusion: "Apicold oral spray" has a high antimicrobial effect on clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Candida albicans, which is confirmed by 100% inhibition of the growth of all bacteria after 5 minutes

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