Open AccessFrequency of Uropathogens and Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Childhood Urinary Tract Infection at Kamenge University Hospital, Bujumbura, Burundi
Author(s) -
Joseph Nyandwi,
S. Manirakiza,
Eugène Ndirahisha,
Jean Baptiste Ngomirakiza,
Désiré Nisubire,
Emmanuel Nduwayo,
Hélène Bukuru
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
east african health research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2520-5285
pISSN - 2520-5277
DOI - 10.24248/eahrj-d-16-00331
Subject(s) - urinary system , antimicrobial , medicine , university hospital , microbiology and biotechnology , family medicine , biology
Increasing resistance to antimicrobials is a worldwide problem. The aim of our study was to determine the pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria causing urinary tract infection (UTI) in children.