Research Article
Clinical Epidemiology Characteristics and Antibiotic Resistance Associated with Urinary Tract Infections Caused by E. coli
Table 1
Demographic and clinical data of the studied children with urinary tract infection caused by E. coli (N = 128).
| | Variables | 2011–2013
N = 57
n (%) | 2018–2020
N = 71
n (%) |
| | Age | | 2 months–under 1 year | 41 (71.9) | 24 (33.8) | | 1–under 5 years | 13 (22.8) | 34 (47.9) | | 5–15 years | 3 (5.3) | 13 (18.3) | | Gender | | Male | 36 (63.2) | 36 (63.2) | | Female | 21 (36.8) | 21 (36.8) | | Urine collection | | Urethral catheterization | 25 (43.9) | 28 (39.4) | | Midstream urine collection | 32 (56.1) | 43 (60.6) | | Suprapubic aspiration | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Temperature at hospitalization | | <37.5 C | 17 (29.8) | 25 (35.2) | | 37.5–38 C | 8 (14) | 20 (28.2) | | >38–38.5 C | 3 (5.3) | 7 (9.8) | | >38.5 C | 29 (50.9) | 19 (26.8) | | Urination disorders | | Cloudy urine | 21 (36.8) | 38 (53.5) | | Hematuria | 11 (19.3) | 17 (23.9) | | Leaky urination | 11 (19.3) | 24 (33.8) | | Painful urination | 12 (21.1) | 22 (30.9) | | Vomiting and diarrhea | | Yes | 6 (10.5) | 3 (4.2) | | No | 51 (89.5) | 68 (95.8) | | Abdominal pain | | Yes | 2 (3.5) | 5 (7.0) | | No | 55 (96.5) | 66 (93.0) | | Urological anomalies | 24 (42.1) | 15 (21.1) | | Phimosis (in males) | 18 (31.6) | 10 (14.1) | | Ureteropelvic junction obstruction | 1 (1.75) | 2 (2.8) | | Kidney stones | 4 (7) | 4 (5.6) | | A duplex kidney | 1 (1.75) | 0 (0) |
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