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Urinary triact infections in childhood

A Bacteriological Study

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1550 samples of urine from children suspected to have urinary tract infection were cultured. Esch. coli was the commonest organism found. The next in frequency were coagulase positive staphylococci,B. proteus, Strep. faecalis, Pseud. pyocyaneus and klebsiella. Mendalamine was found to be the most effective antiseptic against urinary pathogens isolated in the present study. However, chloramphenicol remains the drug of choice for coagulase positive staphylococci. Gentamicin and colomycin should be used against resistant strains ofEsch. coli andPseud. pyocyaneus respectively.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Bacteriology, Medical College, Aurangabad

    V. H. Talib, Zakia Sultana, N. S. Talib, S. R. Sengupta & M. S. Deshpande

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Talib, V.H., Sultana, Z., Talib, N.S. et al. Urinary triact infections in childhood. Indian J Pediatr 41, 368–373 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02900669

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