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Evaluation of Bacteriological Profiles and Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns in Children with Urinary Tract Infections
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KOTHAI.R , PRATHIBA.M, ABINAYA.M.M, AKSHAY.M, ALISHA GEORGE, ANISHA GEORGE, ARUL.B
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This retrospective study was performed to identify the organisms and the sensitivity patterns of antibiotics in children with Urinary Tract Infections. It was conducted in a Tertiary care hospital of Salem district, Tamil Nadu in a sample size of 150 children in the age group of 0-14 in both genders. In this study, female children (57.3%) were mostly affected by Urinary Tract Infection. Children in the age group of 1 month to 2 years (45.33%) were mostly affected. The most prevalent organism isolated was E. coli (74.66%). Most of the children presented with complaints of fever along with urinary symptoms (35%) which included burning micturition, abdominal pain, vomiting, etc. Usually, amikacin was administered to these children (25.33%). The majority of these children were prescribed single antibiotic (68%). Intravenous administration was the common dosage form of the prescribed antibiotics (76%). More than half of the children were hospitalized for 4-6 days (71%). E. coli showed high sensitivity to aminoglycosides (amikacin and gentamicin), cephalosporins (ceftriaxone and cefotaxime).
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Urinary tract infections; Children; Antibiotic sensitivity Pattern; E.coli; Amikacin
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.04.403
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