J Pediatr Infect Dis 2015; 10(02): 045-046
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564066
Original Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Risk Factors for Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection by Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Organisms in Children

Shalini Sharma
1   Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Padmasani Venkat Ramanan
2   Department of Paediatrics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Padmanabhan Ramachandran
2   Department of Paediatrics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Uma Sekar
3   Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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24 September 2014

17 March 2015

Publication Date:
14 September 2015 (online)

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Abstract

The profile of 65 hospitalized children with community-acquired urinary tract infection (UTI) was analyzed to identify the risk factors associated with UTI caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers. Of the 58 subjects with gram-negative organisms, 64.4% were ESBL producers. There were no statistically significant differences in the clinical characteristics of those with UTI caused by ESBL producers and non-ESBL producers. No specific risk factors for infection with ESBL producers were identified in individuals with UTI; the possibility of infection with an ESBL-producing organism must therefore be considered in all cases of UTI, and antibiotic prescribing policies reviewed accordingly.