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Evaluation of Drug Treatment of Bronchopneumonia at the Pediatric Clinic in Sarajevo

INTRODUCTION: Bronchopneumonia is the most common clinical manifestation of pneumonia in pediatric population and leading infectious cause of mortality in children under 5 years. Evaluation of treatment involves diagnostic procedures, assessment of disease severity and treatment for disease with an...

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Autores principales: Zec, Svjetlana Loga, Selmanovic, Kenan, Andrijic, Natasa Loga, Kadic, Azra, Zecevic, Lamija, Zunic, Lejla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AVICENA, d.o.o., Sarajevo 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5010066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27594741
http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2016.70.177-181
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author Zec, Svjetlana Loga
Selmanovic, Kenan
Andrijic, Natasa Loga
Kadic, Azra
Zecevic, Lamija
Zunic, Lejla
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Selmanovic, Kenan
Andrijic, Natasa Loga
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description INTRODUCTION: Bronchopneumonia is the most common clinical manifestation of pneumonia in pediatric population and leading infectious cause of mortality in children under 5 years. Evaluation of treatment involves diagnostic procedures, assessment of disease severity and treatment for disease with an emphasis on vulnerability of the population. AIM: To determine the most commonly used antibiotics at the Pediatric Clinic in Sarajevo and concomitant therapy in the treatment of bronchopneumonia. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was retrospective and included a total of 104 patients, hospitalized in pulmonary department of the Pediatric Clinic in the period from July to December 2014. The treatment of bronchopneumonia at the Pediatric Clinic was empirical and it conformed to the guidelines and recommendations of British Thoracic Society. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: First and third generation of cephalosporins and penicillin antibiotics were the most widely used antimicrobials, with parenteral route of administration and average duration of treatment of 4.3 days. Concomitant therapy included antipyretics, corticosteroids, leukotriene antagonists, agonists of β2 adrenergic receptor. In addition to pharmacotherapy, hospitalized patients were subjected to a diet with controlled intake of sodium, which included probiotic-rich foods and adequate hydration. Recommendations for further antimicrobial treatment include oral administration of first-generation cephalosporins and penicillin antibiotics. CONCLUSION: Results of the drug treatment of bronchopneumonia at the Pediatric Clinic of the University Clinical Center of Sarajevo are comparable to the guidelines of the British Thoracic Society. It is necessary to establish a system for rational use of antimicrobial agents in order to reduce bacterial resistance.
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spelling pubmed-50100662016-09-02 Evaluation of Drug Treatment of Bronchopneumonia at the Pediatric Clinic in Sarajevo Zec, Svjetlana Loga Selmanovic, Kenan Andrijic, Natasa Loga Kadic, Azra Zecevic, Lamija Zunic, Lejla Med Arch Original Paper INTRODUCTION: Bronchopneumonia is the most common clinical manifestation of pneumonia in pediatric population and leading infectious cause of mortality in children under 5 years. Evaluation of treatment involves diagnostic procedures, assessment of disease severity and treatment for disease with an emphasis on vulnerability of the population. AIM: To determine the most commonly used antibiotics at the Pediatric Clinic in Sarajevo and concomitant therapy in the treatment of bronchopneumonia. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was retrospective and included a total of 104 patients, hospitalized in pulmonary department of the Pediatric Clinic in the period from July to December 2014. The treatment of bronchopneumonia at the Pediatric Clinic was empirical and it conformed to the guidelines and recommendations of British Thoracic Society. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: First and third generation of cephalosporins and penicillin antibiotics were the most widely used antimicrobials, with parenteral route of administration and average duration of treatment of 4.3 days. Concomitant therapy included antipyretics, corticosteroids, leukotriene antagonists, agonists of β2 adrenergic receptor. In addition to pharmacotherapy, hospitalized patients were subjected to a diet with controlled intake of sodium, which included probiotic-rich foods and adequate hydration. Recommendations for further antimicrobial treatment include oral administration of first-generation cephalosporins and penicillin antibiotics. CONCLUSION: Results of the drug treatment of bronchopneumonia at the Pediatric Clinic of the University Clinical Center of Sarajevo are comparable to the guidelines of the British Thoracic Society. It is necessary to establish a system for rational use of antimicrobial agents in order to reduce bacterial resistance. AVICENA, d.o.o., Sarajevo 2016-06 2016-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC5010066/ /pubmed/27594741 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2016.70.177-181 Text en Copyright: © 2016 Svjetlana Loga Zec, Kenan Selmanovic, Natasa Loga Andrijic, Azra Kadic, Lamija Zecevic, and Lejla Zunic http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Kadic, Azra
Zecevic, Lamija
Zunic, Lejla
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27594741
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