Causative agents of urinary tract infections in children and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern: a hospital based study.

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorRai, G Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorUpreti, H Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorRai, S Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorShah, K Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, R Men_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T04:23:23Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T04:23:23Z
dc.date.issued2008-06-03en_US
dc.descriptionNepal Medical College Journal.en_US
dc.description.abstractA retrospective study was conducted to find out the causative agents of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern among Nepalese children. This was done at Kanti Children's Hospital in Kathmandu (Nepal) by analyzing the records of urine samples collected for culture and sensitivity tests over a period of six months (April to November, 2007). Of the total 1878 mid-stream urine samples collected from suspected cases of UTI, 538 (28.6%) were positive for pathogenic organisms. There was no significant difference in growth positive rate in two genders (M: 51.7% and F: 48.3%). Of the various pathogenic organisms isolated, Escherichia coli constituted for 93.3% followed by Proteus sp, Klebsiella sp, Citrobacter sp, Staphylococcus aureus and others. E. coli was found to be most sensitive to amikacin, chloramphenicol, nitrofurantoin and ofloxacin and least sensitive to most commonly used drugs like cephalexin, nalidixic acid, cotrimoxazole and norfloxacin.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pediatric Medicine, Kanti Children's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. raiganesh22@hotmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationRai GK, Upreti HC, Rai SK, Shah KP, Shrestha RM. Causative agents of urinary tract infections in children and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern: a hospital based study. Nepal Medical College Journal. 2008 Jun; 10(2): 86-90en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/46869
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.nmcth.edu/list_journal_articles.phpen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.nmcth.edu/nmcj_articles_pdf/volume_wise/nmcj_vol10_no2_june2008/gkraihcupreti.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshCohort Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshDrug Resistance, Microbialen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshNepalen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshUrinary Tract Infections --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleCausative agents of urinary tract infections in children and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern: a hospital based study.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
nmcj vol.10_no.2_Jun_08p.86.pdf
Size:
103.87 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Journal article
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.79 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Nepal Medical College Journal