Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of isolates from children with urinary tract infection in Isfahan, Iran: Impact on empirical treatment

Urinary pathogens showed low susceptibility to cefalexin, SXT and cefotaxime and high susceptibility to imipenem, ciprofloxacin and nitrofurantoin. Therefore, use of imipenem and ciprofloxacin should be considered in hospitalised children with severe or complicated disease. In addition, nitrofurantoin is a good option in afebrile cases and for UTI chemoprophylaxis in this area.