Prevalence of Urinary Tract Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Children Aged 1 to 12 Years
Prevalence of Urinary Tract Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Children Aged 1 to 12 Years Abstract Background : Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are counted among the most common infections in children. Most commonly, members of Enterobacteriaceae, particularly urinary pathogenic strains of Esch. coli and Enterobacter aerogenes are the primary causative organisms of UTIs in different parts of the world. In spite of the availability and use of the antimicrobial drugs, UTIs caused by bacteria have been showing increasing trends. Antibiotics are a mainstay in the treatment of bacterial infections, though their use is a primary risk factor for the development of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem in pediatric urology as demonstrated by increased urinary pathogen resistance. The extensive and inappropriate use of antimicrobial agents has invariably resulted in the development of antibiotic resistance which, in recent years, has become a