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| RENAL DATA FROM THE ARAB WORLD |
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| Year : 2009 |
Volume
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Empirical treatment for pediatric urinary tract infection and resistance patterns of uropathogens, in Queen Alia hospital and prince A'Isha military center - Jordan
Reham Issa Al-Mardeni, Adel Batarseh, Lina Omaish, Majdolin Shraideh, Basma Batarseh, Nidal Unis
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, King Hussien Medical Center, Amman, Jordan
Correspondence Address:
Reham Issa Al-Mardeni
Pediatric Specialist at King Hussien Medical Center, and Fellow in Pediatric Nephrology Division, Amman
Jordan
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 19112236 
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We conducted this retrospective study to identify the most appropriate oral antibiotic as empiric treatment of urinary tract infection according to resistance patterns of uropathogens among children treated at Queen Alia Military Hospital and Prince A`isha Bent Al-Hussein Military Center from January 2006 to April 2007. Urine cultures for isolated microorganism and their antibiotic susceptibility in patients below the age of 14 years treated as outpatient were reviewed. Out of 3820 cultures, 529 isolates were found, E coli was the most frequent organism. Resistance to Ampicillin, sulfamethoxazole, and trimethoprim (TMP-SMZ) was common, and multidrug-resistant (MDR) among E. coli isolates was 59.9%. Knowledge of patterns of resistance at each institution helps in deciding empiric therapy for UTI. Pretreatment urine culture should be performed and followed up for the continuation of the treatment. |
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