JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2020
Bacteriology of Sputum Samples: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital.
Lower respiratory tract infection is a common infection and accounts for a greater burden of disease worldwide. It is a great challenge to the clinician and still more, with increasing antimicrobial resistance. Its empirical treatment may vary according to the type of causative organisms. The objective of this study is to identify the pathogenic microorganisms and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern from sputum sample. ⋯ Proper diagnosis, identification of causative agents and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern are important steps to limit the irrational use of antimicrobials. Prescribing antimicrobials empirically in the case of suspected lower respiratory tract infection is difficult.