title: Clinical and bacteriological profile of urinary tract infection in children at Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital.
abstract: The aim of this study was to study the clinical and bacteriological profile of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children. This was a prospective study of 40 culture positive cases of UTI in children who attended pediatric outpatient department of Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital. UTI was more common in female (65.0%) than in male (35.0%). Half were in the age group 1- 5 years. Fever was the most common presentation (65.0%) followed by abdominal pain (42.5%), decreased appetite (37.5%) and dysuria (37.5%). Escherichia coli was the most common (67.5%) bacterial isolate followed by Klebsiella sps (20.0%) and Proteus sps (10.0%). E. coli was 100 % sensitive to nitrofurantoin. E. coli was also highly sensitive to ofloxacin, cefotaxim and amikacin (94.0%). Klebsiella was 100 % sensitive to ciprofloxacin and amikacin. Greater degree of resistance was seen to ampicillin, cotrimoxazole and nalidixic acid.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal. anyasharma@hotmail.com
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sharma
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Shrestha
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Upadhyay
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Rijal
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009390:Nepal; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*