Open AccessPattern of Aerobic bacterial infections in Nephrotic children
Author(s) -
Saima Easin,
Naima Muazzam,
SM Shamsuzzaman,
Moushumi Sarker,
A. K. Chowdhury
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2072-3105
pISSN - 2070-1810
DOI - 10.3329/bjmm.v11i1.51946
Subject(s) - nephrotic syndrome , medicine , ceftriaxone , ciprofloxacin , imipenem , cellulitis , spontaneous bacterial peritonitis , urinary system , pediatrics , antibiotics , gastroenterology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotic resistance , ascites
100 nephrotic children were studied in the Microbiology Department of Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, from January to December/ 2004. The mean age was 5.4 years (range 1-15 yrs.), 68 were male and the rest 32 were female. All children were diagnosed case of nephrotic syndrome having International Study of Kidney Diseases in Children (ISKDC) criteria with normal renal functions. The patients were monitored clinically presented with any infections as a complication of nephrotic syndrome and investigations were carried out accordingly. 59 patients were found to have various types of infections. Urinary tract infection (UTI) was the commonest and seen in 50 patients. Peritonitis and cellulitis were present in two patients each. The most common isolated organism was E.coli and Pseudomonas in urine. E.coli was mostly susceptible to Ciprofloxacin but resistant to Ceftriaxone. Pseudomonas was mostly resistant to ceftriaxone but susceptible to imipenem.
Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2017; 11 (1): 19-22