Prevalence of ESBL urinary tract infection in children

Abstract

The prevalence of ESBL producing bacteria is dissimilar internationally, with varying records from North America, Europe, South America, Africa and Asia [5-7]. This is clinically signi icant, leading to increased risk of prescribing ineffective empirical therapy and augmenting resistance to antibiotics, which in recent years, turned into a leading trouble worldwide [8,9], and correlating with intensi ied healthcare expense [10].