Resistance Patterns from Urine Cultures in Children Aged 0 to 6 Years: Implications for Empirical Antibiotic Choice.
Carlotta MontagnaniChiara TersigniSara D'ArienzoAndreea MiftodeElisabetta VenturiniBarbara BortoneLeila BianchiElena ChiappiniSilvia ForniFabrizio GemmiLuisa GalliPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2021)
Our results show a rate of amoxicillin-clavulanate resistance of 25%. Higher resistance rates were reported in children under one year of age and with previous hospitalization. Hence, amoxicillin-clavulanate should be used carefully in young children and those with severe symptoms.
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