EVALUATION OF INITIAL ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE INTESTINAL INFECTIONS CAUSED BY PATHOGENIC FLORA
A retrospective analysis of 142 cases of Proteus infections and 205 cases of bacteriosis caused by enterobacteriaceae in children aged 27 days to 14 years was fulfilled. We found that physicians most often prescribe cefotaxime for patients with Proteus infections and amikacin, furazolidone for patients with bacteriosis as an initial antibiotic agents. In children with intestinal infections caused by opportunistic pathogens, regardless the etiology of the disease, the most effective antibiotics were cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, amikacin, chloramphenicol and nitrofurans. Cefazolin and gentamicin showed low efficacy for treatment of these pathological conditions.