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Table 2 Literature review of pediatric cases of urinary tract infections caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis

From: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis pyelonephritis in a child: a case report

Source

Age (years)

uWBCs (/hpf)

Sensitive

Resistance

Urinary abnormalities

Hagler et al. 1990 [6]

9

>100

Cephalosporins, VCM, TMP, EM, nitrofurantoin

ABPC

No VUR, Bladder diverticulum

 

11

20-30

EM, nitrofurantoin, tetracycline

ABPC

No VUR, Bladder diverticulum

Hall et al.1994 [7]

6

None

VCM, TMP/SMX, clindamycin

ABPC, cephalosporins

VUR: Bilateral Gr III, Duplications

 

7

3-5

Cephalosporins

-

VUR: Right Gr III, Left Gr II Posterior urethral valve

McDonald et al. 1994 [8]

11

5-10

-

-

VUR: Right Gr III

Upadhyayula et al. 2012 [9]

0.6

5-10

VCM, TMP/SMX, GM

Ceftriaxone

VUR: Right Gr V, Left Gr IV

Present

1.5

5-9

VCM, TMP/SMX, GM, amikacin, minocycline, levofloxacin

Penicillins, cephalosporins

VUR: Right Gr V, Left Gr III Right small kidney

  1. ABPC: ampicillin; EM: erythromycin; GM: gentamycin; hpf: high power field; Gr: grade; TMP/SMX: trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; uWBCs: urine white blood cells; VCM: vancomycin; VUR: vesicoureteral reflux.