Etiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Urinary Tract Infection in the First Year after Pediatric Renal Transplantation: A Preliminary Study
Abstract:Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common after pediatric renal transplantation, and the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria causing UTI is a therapeutic challenge in this regard. The main purpose of this study was to determine the UTI frequency, its etiologic agents, and the antibiotic susceptibility pattern in the first year following renal transplantation in Iranian pediatric recipients.Methods: In a retrospective cohort study, all of the 81 children who had undergone renal transplanta… Show more
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