Title of article :
ETIOLOGY and ANTIBACTERIAL RESISTANCE OF BACTERIAL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER, TEHRAN, IRAN
Author/Authors :
Haghi-Ashteiani, M Laboratory of Microbiology - Children’s Medical Center - School of Medicine - Medical Sciences/University of Tehran - Tehran, Iran , Abedini, M Laboratory of Microbiology - Children’s Medical Center - School of Medicine - Medical Sciences/University of Tehran - Tehran, Iran , Sadeghifard, N Department of Microbiology - School of Medicine - Ilam University of Medical Sciences - Ilam, Iran , Soroush, S Department of Microbiology - School of Medicine - Medical Sciences/University of Tehran - Tehran, Iran , Taheri-Kalani, M Department of Microbiology - School of Medicine - Medical Sciences/University of Tehran - Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common bacterial illness in children. Knowledge of the
antimicrobial resistance patterns of common uropathogens in children according to local epidemiology
is essential for providing clinically appropriate, cost effective therapy for UTI. The aim of this study
was to determine the distribution of urinary tract infections in a referral hospital, Children’s Medical
Center, and determination of in vitro susceptibility of these organisms to antimicrobial agents. Of the
1231 bacterial isolates the most frequent isolates were Escherichia coli (38.66%), Klebsiella spp.
(22.25%), Coagulase-negative staphylococci (10.1%), Pseudomonas spp. (8.7%), enterococci (8.28%),
Enterobacter spp. (4.1%), staphylococcus aureus (3.24%), and proteus mirabilis (2.9%). Among
Enterobacteriaceae, 79.80% of E. coli were amikacin-sensitive. Of Gram-positive cocci, 66.66% of
staphylococcus aureus were vancomycin-sensitive. Our data show the original distribution of
uropathogens from UTIs in children referred to Children’s Medical Center in Tehran and the emergence
of multidrug resistant strains.
Keywords :
children Iran , antibiotic resistance , Urinary tract infection
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
