Prävalenz, Antibiotikaresistenz und klinische Relevanz einer Besiedlung des Respirationstraktes mit Streptococcus pneumoniae in einer geriatrischen Klinik

Prevalence, antibiotic resistance and clinical relevance of colonization of the respiratory tract with Streptococcus pneumoniae in a geriatric hospital

by Nina Isabel Jomrich
Doctoral thesis
Date of Examination:2020-11-25
Date of issue:2020-11-25
Advisor:Prof. Dr. Roland Nau
Referee:Prof. Dr. Roland Nau
Referee:Prof. Dr. Dr. Helmut Eiffert
Persistent Address: http://dx.doi.org/10.53846/goediss-8329

 

 

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Abstract

English

Colonization of the pharynx by Streptococcus pneumoniae was studied in 185 in-hospital geriatric patients (median age 81 years) from 29 March 2011 to 22 June 2011. Swabs were plated on blood agar plates. Colonies with a morphology suggesting S. pneumoniae were further analyzed. Surprisingly, pneumococci were not found in any of the samples. Pneumococci chronically colonizing the pharynx of elderly people may be much rarer than previously thought and probably are not the source of pneumococcal pneumonia in old age.
Keywords: Colonization; geriatrics; pharyngeal swab; Streptococcus pneumoniae
 
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