Evaluating antimicrobial resistance patterns of the etiological agents of urinary tract infections

Abstract

Background Antimicrobial resistance has been presented as a highly prevailing condition. Aims To evaluate antimicrobial resistance patterns of the etiological agents of urinary tract infection among children in Saudi Arabia. Methods A retrospective population-based epidemiological study has been conducted at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia, from the year 2016–2017. It has recruited individuals with clinical diagnosis of urinary tract infection, particularly. Results The study has recruited 63 participants on the basis of inclusion criteria. Among these, majority were males with the prevalence of 54 per cent (n=34); while females were 46 per cent (n=29). Most of the participants were under the age of two years with the prevalence of 50.8 per cent (n=32), then children of 2 years with 34.9 per cent (n=22); and older than two years with 14.3 per cent (n=9). Resistance to ampicillin was observed in 12.7 per cent cases; resistance to ciprofloxacin was observed in 1.6 per cent; resistance to cotrimoxazole was witnessed in 3.2 per cent; and multidrug resistance was observed in 30.2 per cent of the patients. Conclusion Clinical management of urinary tract infections is a challenge that mainly presents antimicrobial resistance as the point of concern.