Analysis of Bacterial Distribution and Drug Resistance in Sputum Culture of Children with Com-munity-Acquired Pneumonia
[Objective]To analyze the distribution and drug resistance of bacteria in children with commu-nity-acquired pneumonia in our hospital.[Methods]A retrospective analysis was conducted on the relevant data of hospitalized children with community-acquired pneumonia admitted to the pediatric department of our hospi-tal from January 2017 to December 2021,and the bacterial infection status of the children was analyzed.[Re-sults]Out of 7839 sputum samples from children with community-acquired pneumonia,a total of 1753 cases were bacterial positive and qualified,with a total positive detection rate of 22.36%.The main bacteria were Streptococcus pneumoniae(10.14%),Haemophilus influenzae(7.54%),Moraxella catarrhalis(4.38%),and Staphylococcus aureus(2.70%).The positive rates of sputum culture in children with different years,seasons,and ages were compared,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.01).The detection rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae,Haemophilus influenzae,and Moraxella catarrhalis in different seasons were com-pared,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.01).The detection rates of Streptococcus pneu-moniae,Moraxella catarrhalis,and Staphylococcus aureus in children of different ages were compared,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.01).Streptococcus pneumoniae has a high resistance rate to clindamycin,erythromycin,and tetracycline.Staphylococcus aureus had a high resistance rate to penicillin and erythromycin.The positive rates of β-lactamases produced by Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrha-lis were 78.85%and 94.15%,respectively.[Conclusion]The main bacteria detected in children with communi-ty-acquired pneumonia are Streptococcus pneumoniae,and the detection rates of each bacterium vary in differ-ent years,seasons,and ages.