25. THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE TO ANTIBIOTICS AMONG CHILDREN TREATED AT THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, 2020

Nguyen Quang Thieu1, Hoang Dinh Canh1
1 National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology

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Abstract

Objectives: Streptococcus pneumoniae causes severe diseases with a high mortality rate. The study
aims to determine the susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae to antibiotics among children aged
< 5 years old at the National Children’s Hospital to find the most effective treatment.
Study methods: The study was conducted in the laboratory with a descriptive research design.
Results: Streptococcus was resistant to macrolides (> 95%), cotrimoxazole (90%), and clindamycin
(95.3%). Multiple antibiotic resistance Streptococcus accounted for 64%. In addition, 100% of
Streptococcus were sensitive to rifampicin, linezolid and vancomycin, followed by amoxicillin
(MIC90 = 2 µg/ml) at 95%, ceftriaxone (MIC90 = 4 µg/ml) at 61.1%, cefotaxime (MIC90 = 4 µg/ml) at
57.4%, and penicillin G (MIC90=4 µg/ml) at 43.9%.
Conclusions: Streptococcus was resistant to penicillins, cephalosporins, sulphonamides, and
macrolides. It was still sensitive to rifampin, glycopeptides, oxazolidinones, and quinolones.
Therefore, the treatment of Streptococcus pneumoniae should be based on its antibiotic resistance
patterns to find the most sensitive antibiotic.

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