Clinical Comparison of Neonatal Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae Versus Non - klebsiella pneumoniae.
- Author:
Byeong Il LIM
;
Hyeon Jeong CHO
;
Ji Yeon HONG
;
Woo Ki LEE
;
Kwang Woo KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Neonatal UTI;
Klebsiella pneumoniae;
non-Klebsiella pneumoniae
- MeSH:
Escherichia coli;
Humans;
Incidence;
Klebsiella pneumoniae*;
Klebsiella*;
Male;
Pneumonia;
Sex Distribution;
Urinary Tract Infections*;
Urinary Tract*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology
1999;6(2):193-200
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of neonatal urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and non- Klebsiella pneumoniae UTI. METHODS: We compared clinical characteristics of 84 neonatal patients with UTI caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae who were hospitalized at the Department of Pediatricsat Han Dong University, Sunlin Hospital during the period between May, 1994 and August, 1998. The cases were divided into two groups depending upon causative organisms' Klebsiella pneumoniae UTI vs non-Klebsiella pneumoniae UTI, and the clinical characteristics of these groups were compared. RESULTS: Escherichia coli was the most common bacterial pathogen causing neonatal UTI, followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae. There was no significant difference in the sex distribution of Klebsiella pneumoniae UTI, but non-Klebsiella pneumoniae UTI showed male predominence. There were no significant differences in the incidences of hematologic, urologic, radiologic findings and perinatal complications in between these 2 groups. CONCLUSION: Klebsiella pneumoniae is the second most common pathogen causing neonatal UTI. There were no specific differences in the laboratory, symptomatologic, and radiologic findings in these two groups.
