Open AccessResistance of Escherichia coli, the most frequent cause of urinary tract infection in children, to antibiotics
Author(s) -
Vesna Stojanović,
Biljana Milošević
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns1002109s
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary system , antibiotics , escherichia coli , antibiotic resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , genetics , gene , biology
Urinary tract infections (UTI) take the second place in the incidence of bacterial infection in children. Escherichia coli is a cause of infection in 85-90%. A periodic evaluation of the resistance to antimicrobial drugs has to be performed in each geographic region, since investigations confirmed that the resistance of bacteria causing UTI has been in progress.
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