Antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli that cause childhood community-acquired urinary tract infections in Northern Italy

Table 1 Influence of age on resistance to ampicillin, cotrimoxazole, and coamoxyclav in 177 pediatric urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli

	2-12 Months of Age	13-36 Months of Age	Significance
N	107	70
Gender, male: female	57: 50	19: 51	P < 0.001
Inpatients/outpatients	50/57	18/52	P < 0.001
Escherichia coli Resistance, N (%)
Ampicillin significant	56 (52%)	35 (50%)	Not
Coamoxyclav significant	6 (6%)	9 (13%)	Not
Cotrimoxazole significant	16 (15%)	15 (21%)	Not

No resistance or less than 1% of resistance was identified for ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, nitrofurantoin, and gentamycin.

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