Respiratory tract infection incidence and its relationship to C-reactive protein level among patients attending Misurata Medical Center

Abstract

Lower respiratory tract infection is an umbrella term used for a group of diseases that affect the bronchioles and lungs. Diseases classified under this infection are pneumonia and acute exacerbation of the disease causing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. therefore, the current study addressed the isolation and identification of pathogenic microbes, the importance of C-reactive protein for early detection of inflammation, and the identification of commonly used antibiotics, the study conducted on patients attending Misurata Medical Center, the beginning of 1 January 2023 to 31 May 2024. The total number of patients was 143 patients of both sexes. The age groups were between (2 – 95) years, including 46% female and 54% men. The isolated bacteria in which 65% of the Gram-negative bacteria were more than 35% of the Gram-positive bacteria. Gram-positive bacteria were represented by 15 Streptococcus spp isolates, 8 Staphylococcus aureus isolates, and 4 Bacillus spp isolates, while the Gram-negative bacteria represented 11 isolates of Pseudomonas spp, one isolate of Proteus mirabilis, 28 isolates of Klebsiella spp, 3 isolates of E. coli, 2 isolates of Citrobacter spp, and 5 isolates of Acinetobacter spp. We conclude from the current study that lower respiratory tract infections are dangerous and lead to serious complications and that the most responsive antibiotics for inflammation are: (IMP, CIP, CN). While is not relationship between respiratory infection and C-reactive protein.