Cephalosporin resistant urinary tract infections in young children

Abstract

Objective: To describe the antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria causing urinary tract infection (UTI) in a cohort of Australian children under 6 years of age. Methods: Data were collected over a 12-month period from children under 6 years of age with a provisional diagnosis of UTI made in the Emergency Department of Sunshine Hospital, Victoria. Results: During the study period 100 culture-proven UTI were identified in 97 children. Three children had two episodes. Out of the 100 episodes, 39% were male, 56% were under 12 months of age at presentation and 61% were managed as outpatients. Clinical features were non-specific in the majority of cases. Hydronephrosis and vesicoureteric reflux..