Alberici, Irene, Bayazit, Aysun Karabay, Drozdz, Dorota, Emre, Sevinc, Fischbach, Michel, Harambat, Jerome, Jankauskiene, Augustina, Litwin, Mieczyslaw ORCID: 0000-0002-5241-2483, Mir, Sevgi, Morello, William ORCID: 0000-0002-4833-4128, Peco-Antic, Amira, Sallay, Peter, Sever, Lale, Simonetti, Giacomo D., Szczesniak, Przemyslaw, Teixeira, Ana, Vidal, Enrico ORCID: 0000-0003-3963-0803, Wuehl, Elke, Mehls, Otto, Weber, Lutz T., Schaefer, Franz and Montini, Giovanni ORCID: 0000-0002-7350-4475 (2015). Pathogens causing urinary tract infections in infants: a European overview by the ESCAPE study group. Eur. J. Pediatr., 174 (6). S. 783 - 791. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1432-1076

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Abstract

Knowledge of the distribution spectrum of causative organisms and their resistance patterns has become a core requirement for the rational and effective management of urinary tract infections. In the context of a prospective trial on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in infants with underling kidney malformations, we conducted an online survey among paediatric nephrologists on positive urine cultures (July 2010-June 2012) from both hospitalized and non-hospitalized infants under 24 months of age. We collected 4745 urine cultures (UCs) at 18 units in 10 European countries. Escherichia coli was the most frequent bacterium isolated from UCs; however, in 10/16 hospitals and in 6/15 community settings, E. coli was isolated in less than 50 % of the total positive UCs. Other bacterial strains were Klebsiella, Enterococcus, Proteus and Pseudomonas not only from hospital settings. E. coli showed a high resistance to amoxicillin and trimethoprim and variable to cephalosporin. Nitrofurantoin had a good rate of efficacy, with 11/16 hospitals and 11/14 community settings reporting a resistance lower than 5 %. Conclusion: E. coli is the most common organism causing UTIs in infants; however, other bacterial strains are frequently isolated. As a result, antibiotic prophylaxis should be more elastic and adaptable over time in order to guarantee maximum efficacy.

Item Type: Journal Article
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CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Alberici, IreneUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bayazit, Aysun KarabayUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Drozdz, DorotaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Emre, SevincUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fischbach, MichelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Harambat, JeromeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jankauskiene, AugustinaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Litwin, MieczyslawUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-5241-2483UNSPECIFIED
Mir, SevgiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Morello, WilliamUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-4833-4128UNSPECIFIED
Peco-Antic, AmiraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sallay, PeterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sever, LaleUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Simonetti, Giacomo D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Szczesniak, PrzemyslawUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Teixeira, AnaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Vidal, EnricoUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-3963-0803UNSPECIFIED
Wuehl, ElkeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mehls, OttoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Weber, Lutz T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schaefer, FranzUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Montini, GiovanniUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-7350-4475UNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-403024
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-014-2459-3
Journal or Publication Title: Eur. J. Pediatr.
Volume: 174
Number: 6
Page Range: S. 783 - 791
Date: 2015
Publisher: SPRINGER
Place of Publication: NEW YORK
ISSN: 1432-1076
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; TURKISH CHILDREN; YOUNG-CHILDREN; SUSCEPTIBILITY; UROPATHOGENS; PREVALENCE; PATTERNSMultiple languages
PediatricsMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/40302

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