Nasopharyngeal Gram-Negative bacilli colonization in brazilian children attending day-care centers

Braz J Microbiol. 2010 Jan;41(1):24-7. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822010000100005. Epub 2010 Mar 1.

Abstract

This study aimed at determining prevalence and resistance profile of Gram-negative bacilli isolated from nasopharynx of children attending day-care centers in Goiânia (Brazil). P. aeruginosa (100.0%), E. coli (50.0%), K. pneumoniae (35.3%), and E. aerogenes (16.7%) were the most frequent multi-drug resistant microorganisms isolated. No production of ESBL was detected.

Keywords: Gram-negative bacilli; infants; nasopharyngeal colonization.