Volume 24, Issue 103, May - June, 2020

Retrospective analysis of antibiotic sensitivity pattern from urine culture in pediatric population

Kousalya Prabahar^♦

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Email: happykousi@gmail.com

^♦Corresponding author
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Email: happykousi@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Background: Resistance to antibiotics is a serious problem to all, but pediatric populations are most commonly affected. When compared to adults, pediatric populations are more susceptible to bacterial infections, and their sensitivity is reflected from their higher rates of bacterial disease. Objective: The main objective of this study was to retrospectively analyze the antibiotic resistance and susceptibility patterns of aerobic isolates from urine cultures of children in a tertiary care hospital. Method: The susceptibility tests for antimicrobials were done by Kirby-Bauer’s disk diffusion method. Results: The antibiotic, which is highly active against gram negative, was amikacin and against gram positive organisms, vancomycin and linezolid were highly active. Conclusion: Usage of antibiotics should be in accordance with the standard anti-microbial susceptibility testing. This will greatly decrease the incidence of bacterial infections in children.

Keywords: Antibiotic; Pediatrics; Sensitivity; Urine

Medical Science, 2020, 24(103), 1336-1342

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