Antibiotic sensitivity patterns in childhood urinary tract infections
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Antibiotic resistance patterns in children hospitalized for urinary tract infections.
BACKGROUND Children admitted to the hospital with urinary tract infections (UTIs) receive empirical antibiotic therapy. There is limited information on bacterial resistance to commonly prescribed intravenous antibiotics or on the risk factors for increased resistance in these patients. OBJECTIVES To determine the antibiotic resistance pattern in children admitted to the hospital with UTIs, an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health
سال: 2008
ISSN: 2386-110X,1391-5452
DOI: 10.4038/sljch.v35i2.13