Israrul Haq, Amreeklal, Amin Ullah, Ashfaq Ahmad, Anila Akram, Salma Siraj.
Frequency of urinary tract infection in children and their sensitivity pattern in Swat.
J Saidu Med Col Jan ;7(1):8-11.

BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is most common bacterial infection that affects the urinary system. UTI can cause sizeable morbidity and can also lead to kidney damage when associated with urinary impediment. OBJECTIVE: The principal aim of the study was to examine the causative agents of urinary tract infection in children of swat area and their sensitivity pattern against several Antibiotics. MATERIAL & METHODS: Total 132 samples of mid-stream urine were collected in clean universal bottles from the children having UTI symptoms at the age of 0-14 years in children unit Saidu teaching hospital(STH) and tested at Amreek clinical laboratory. Specimen with positive cultures were isolated and recognized by standard microbiological techniques while sensitivity pattern was obtained by using standard antibiotic discs. RESULTS: Incidence of UTI in children was identified in 80 out of 132 patients, among them 74 were female and 6 were male, showing that UTI most commonly affects females as compared to male. The most frequent isolates obtained were Escherichia coli (50%), E. faecalis(22.5%), P. aeruginosa(12.5%), S.aureus (10%) and Klebsiella (5%). CONCLUSION: Sparfloxacin was the most sensitive in (100%) and Tazobactam was sensitive to (82%) of UTIs while Amoxillin+Clavnate and Fortum were almost intermediate antibiotics and Amoxillin was resistance to almost all pathogens. Moreover Fosfomycin and Linezolid showed 100 % sensitivity pattern, in patients with E.coli and E. faecalis induced UTIs, respectively. Key Words: Urinary Tract Infection, Cystine Lactose Electrolyte Deficient agar, Nutrient Agar

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