Study to determine the prevalence of urinary tract infection and to identify the causative organism and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern in severe acute malnourished children

Background: Malnutrition generally implies under-nutrition and refers to all deviations from adequate and optimal nutritional status in infants, children and in adults. In children, under-nutrition manifests as underweight and stunting (short stature), while severely undernourished children present with the symptoms and signs that characterize conditions known as kwashiorkor, marasmus or marasmic-kwashiorkor. Materials and methods: The present study was carried out in the department of pediatrics and microbiology at UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah (U.P) during April 2014 to March 2015. Total 85 children were included in study. Results: Although under reported UTI is common in children with SAM as came out in our study. Prevalence of UTI is common (22.4%) in children with SAM in our study. In our study, Urinary tract infection was more common in females than males in SAM children with maximum prevalence among 37-59 months of age .but there is no significant difference between sex. Conclusion: Most sensitive first line oral Antibiotic was Nitrofurantoin and parentral antibiotic was Amikacin for UTI in children with SAM, in our study.