Open AccessA retrospective study on the microbial spectrum and antibiogram of uropathogens in children in a secondary care hospital in Rural Vellore, South India
Author(s) -
Cherryl Tryphena,
Rani Diana Sahni,
Sushil Mathew John,
Shalini Jeyapaul,
Anne George,
Jasmine Helan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2090_20
Subject(s) - nitrofurantoin , medicine , cefpodoxime , antibiotics , empiric therapy , amoxicillin , population , antimicrobial , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , antibiotic resistance , cephalosporin , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , biology
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common among children. Empiric antibiotics have to be started as early as possible or it may lead to an irreversible renal parenchymal damage and renal scarring in children. The objectives were to determine the prevalence and microbial profile of paediatric UTI and to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern.