Point prevalence study of the spectrum of infectious diseases and antimicrobial drug use in homogenous slum population of Mukuru in Nairobi.

Svabova V, Krumpolcova M, Bartkovjak M, Kutna K, Pivarník Z, Njambi S, Kamoche S, Svitková A, Kandrava K, Kolenova A, Kiwou M, Kisac P, Krcmery V.
  Vol. 28 (Suppl 3) 2007 Neuro endocrinology letters Journal Article   2007; 28(Suppl 3): 40-41 PubMed PMID:  18030280    Citation  Keywords:  Anti-Infective Agents:classification, Communicable Diseases:classification, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diarrhea:drug therapy, Humans, Kenya:epidemiology, Population Surveillance, Poverty Areas, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Respiratory Tract Diseases:dru.   

: We performed a prospective point prevalence study with a simple prospective protocol and analyzed spectrum of infections (ID) etiology and antimicrobial therapy in all cases coming for one month (June 2006). Respiratory tract infections represented 33% of all visits followed by diarrheal infections (197 cases) and sexually transmitted disease (86), skin and soft tissue infection (68), AIDS (40) and malaria (26) cases. Majority of isolates were St. aureus (only 3 MRSA), C. albicans and NAC (19), (only 2 Fluconazol resistant) and S. pneumoniae (8) (2 penicillin resistant).