Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : Bacterial pneumonia: comparison between diabetics and non-diabetics. Bacterial pneumonia: comparison between diabetics and non-diabetics.   Document Language : English  Abstract : To determine the causative organisms, antimicrobial susceptibility, and outcome of community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia in diabetics and to compare this with non-diabetics, sputum cultures done at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in the period between January 1998 and December 1999 were reviewed. A total of 354 cases were studied, of which 125 (35%) were diabetics. Diabetic patients were older with a male predominance compared to non-diabetics. H. influenza was the commonest pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in both diabetics and non-diabetics, but there was a predominance of Staphylococcus aureus in diabetics compared to non-diabetics. Gram-negative bacilli were the commonest pathogens in hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in both diabetics and non-diabetics. Ampicillin, co-amoxyclav, flouroquinolones, second-generation cephalosporins and erythromycin were used empirically in CAP while aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones and imipenem were used in HAP in both diabetics and non-diabetics. No significant difference in mortality was found between diabetics and non-diabetics, for either CAP or HAP.  ISSN : 1319-1004  Journal Name : Acta Diabeto.  Volume : 38  Issue Number : 2  Publishing Year : 2001 AH 2001 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Tuesday, March 2, 2010  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email أ.د. دعـــد أكبر Akbar, Prof. Daad Researcher Doctorate   Files File Name Type Description  25790.doc doc   Back To Researches Page