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Name | Bacterial pathogens in urinary tract infection and antibiotic susceptibility pattern |
Description | Original Research article:-Medical microbiology 1*Dr Alka Nerurkar, 2Dr Priti Solanky, 3Dr Shanta S. Naik. 1* (M.D. Microbiology) Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, GMERS Medical College, Valsad, 2(M.D. Community Medicine) Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, GMERS Medical College, Valsad, 3(M.D. Pathology & Bacteriology) Consultant Pathologist & Bacteriologist Dr Shanta Naik’s Pathology Laboratory, Bandra West, Mumbai- 400 050,India.
Abstract:- Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the commonest infections encountered by clinicians and despite the widespread availability of antimicrobial agents UTI has become difficult to treat because of appearance of pathogens with increasing resistance to antimicrobial agents. Objectives: The aim and objectives of this study were to determine the etiological Bacterial pathogens of the UTI and to determine the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of pathogens isolated. Methodology: The present study was a cross sectional study carried out in a private pathology laboratory situated in western Mumbai from January 2008 to December 2010. Total 280 urine samples were tested bacteriologically and for antibiotic susceptibility using standard procedures. Results: Out of 280 urine samples 168 (60%) patients tested positive for culture. E.coli was the most common isolate (44.96%) followed by Enterobacter spp (17.83%) and Klebsiella spp (14.72%) amongst the gram negative bacilli. Amongst the gram positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (92.3 %) was commonest. E. coli which was the main isolate identified was found to be highly susceptible to Amikacin (82.2%) followed by Ciprofloxacin (78.2%), Gentamicin (80.4%) ,Ampicillin (59%) and Nitrofurantoin (57%). Conclusion: This study finding showed that E. coli isolates were the predominant pathogens and showed increasing resistance pattern to the commonly prescribed drugs in private practise that in turn leaves the clinicians with very few alternative options of drugs for the treatment of UTIs.
Key Words:- Urinary Tract Infections, Antibiotic Susceptibility, Anti Microbial agents |
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