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Tipo: | Artigo de Periódico |
Título: | Intestinal microbiota of patients with bacterial infection of the respiratory tract treated with amoxicillin |
Autor(es): | Monreal, Maria Tereza Ferreira Duenhas Pereira, Paulo Câmara Marques Lopes, Carlos Alberto de Magalhães |
Abstract: | The intestinal tract harbors a huge diversity of metabolically-active aerobic and anaerobic bacteria that interact, forming a complex ecosystem. This microbiota has an important role in human metabolism, nutrition, immunity, and protection against colonization by pathogenic microorganisms. Several factors can influence the intestinal microbiota; these include age, diet, inflammatory and infectious processes, and the use of antimicrobials. We investigated the influence of bacterial infection of the respiratory tract and of amoxicillin therapy on the normal intestinal microbiota of patients. Bacterial infectious processes affecting the respiratory tract were found to influence the intestinal microbiota, significantly decreasing the number of colony-forming units (CFUs) of Bacteroides spp. and Lactobacillus spp. per gram of feces. The use of amoxicillin also influenced the intestinal microbiota, significantly decreasing the CFU of Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus spp. /g of feces. Changes in the composition of the intestinal microbiota need to be observed, since a decrease in the normal microorganisms can pose a number of hazards for hosts, including decreased resistance to colonization. With proper follow-up, health-care teams can minimize such hazards by implementing suitable therapy- and diet-related measures, thus reducing the occurrence of detrimental effects on the gastrointestinal ecosystem. |
Palavras-chave: | Intestinos - microbiologia Bifidobacterium Bacteroides Lactobacillus Intestines - microbiology |
Editor: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Citação: | MONREAL, Maria Tereza Ferreira Duenhas; PEREIRA, Paulo Câmara Marques; LOPES, Carlos Alberto de Magalhães. Intestinal microbiota of patients with bacterial infection of the respiratory tract treated with amoxicillin. Braz J Infect Dis, Salvador, v. 9, n. 4, Aug. 2005 . Available from <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000400005&lng=en&nrm=iso>. access on 21 July 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-86702005000400005. |
Tipo de acesso: | Acesso Aberto |
Identificador DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-86702005000400005 |
URI: | https://repositorio.ufms.br/handle/123456789/153 |
Data do documento: | 2005 |
Aparece nas coleções: | CCBS - Artigos publicados em periódicos |
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