RESUMO
A total of two hundred hospitalized children with symptoms suggestive of urinary tract infection were investigated. The cases with significant growth in mid stream urine cultures [>=10[5] CFU per ml] only were considered positive. From all patients 71.5% had significant bacteriuria [four candida isolates were included too]. Escherichia coli was significantly higher among girls while predominance of proteus was observed among boys. A higher incidence of UTI was observed among uncircumcised boys compared to circumcised boys. This was particularly noticed in UTI caused by proteus. This and the fact of low incidence of proteus in intestinal microflora suggest what proteus urinary pathogens in males should originate from sources other than the intestine. Most of the organisms isolated were sensitive to cefotaxime, kanamycin, nalidixic acid and nirtofurantoin