Original Research

Frequency of Common Causative Organisms of Urinary Tract Infection in Children with Acute Febrile Illness

Muhammad Nouman Malik1
Children Hospital Lahore.
Muhammad Furqan Saeed2
King Edward Medical University / Mayo Hospital Lahore
Tayyeba Komal3
King Edward Medical University, Lahore
Muhammad Kalim Akhter3
King Edward Medical University, Lahore
Tayyaba Zulfiqar4
Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore.
Saeed Ahmed5
King Edward Medical University / Mayo Hospital Lahore.

✉ Correspondence: Tayyeba Komal Email: drtksami@gmail.com

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v2i2.2132
Volume: 2, Issue 2 Pages: 131–134 Published: 17 Jun 2021
Received: 17 Feb 2021 Accepted: 22 Apr 2021 Published Online: 17 Jun 2021

Abstract

Objective

To determine the frequency of common causative organisms of urinary tract infection in children with acute
febrile illness.

Methods

This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at Pathology department, King Edward Medical
University, Lahore from 15th July 2019 to 15th January 2020.After ethical approval, 200 patients from 3months to 12
years of age with either gender with acute febrile illness and urinary tract infection were included. Patients with history of
urinary fungal infections (Candida) & urinary tract stones, or prior antibiotics therapy were excluded. Demographic
details were noted in a pre-designed proforma. A sterile technique was used to collect mid-stream urine sample. Then it
was properly labeled & sent to the college pathology laboratory for culture. Urine culture was repeated if more than one
organism discovered. Data for causative organism was noted on predesigned proforma. Data was analyzed by using SPSS22.

Results

Mean age of the patients was 5.830±2.83 years, mean duration of febrile illness was 23.205±7.46 hours and mean
weight was 20.675±7.27 Kg. There were 73.5% males and 26.5% females. E.coli was present in 70% patients,
Enterobacter15% and Klebsiella was seen in 11% of the children.

Conclusion

Escherichia coli was the most common causative organism responsible for UTI in children of age 3 months to
12 years followed by Enterobacter and Klebsiella

Keywords
Urinary Tract Infection Acute Febrile Illness Causative Organism Frequency Children

How to Cite This Article

Malik MN, Saeed MF, Komal T, Akhter MK, Zulfiqar T, Ahmed S. Frequency of Common Causative Organisms of Urinary Tract Infection in Children with Acute Febrile Illness. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2021;2(2):131–134. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v2i2.2132

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Conflict of Interest

All authors declare no competing interests.

Disclosed in accordance with ICMJE and COPE guidelines.

Funding

No specific funding was received for this research.

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