Clinical characterization and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli in pediatric patients with urinary tract infection at a third level hospital of Quito, Ecuador

• Main Authors: David Garrido (Author), Santiago Garrido (Author), Miguel Gutiérrez (Author), Leonel Calvopiña (Author), Amani Sunday Harrison (Author), Michelle Fuseau (Author), Ramiro Salazar Irigoyen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Permanyer, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the most common infections in pediatric patients. The main etiopathogenic agent is Escherichia coli. The purpose of this study was to determine the antimicrobial resistance pattern of E. coli in pediatric patients and to understand their main clin...