scholarly journals Anti-Microbial Resistance in Agents Causing Urinary Tract Infections

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuhair Ali Rizvi ◽  
Ali Murad Jamal ◽  
Ali Hassan Malik ◽  
Naimat Ullah ◽  
Daneyal Arshad
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Patient Department

ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDUrinary Tract Infections are usually treated with empirical therapy by physicians based on previous knowledge of predictability of causative agents and their antimicrobial susceptibilities.OBJECTIVEThe objective of this study was to determine the frequency of various pathogens causing urinary tract infections and their antimicrobial susceptibility in patients presenting in out-patient department of a tertiary care hospital.MATERIALS AND METHODSThis descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in Out-Patient department of Urology of Benazir Bhutto Hospital during a period of 6 months from January 2017 to June 2017 after ethical approval from institutional research forum of Rawalpindi Medical University. 1000 patients (12 years old or above) that were clinically suspected for urinary tract infections were included in this study. Patients with co-morbidities like diabetes mellitus, renal pathologies, Immunodeficiency disorders, malignancies and congenital urogenital disorders were also excluded. Recipients of corticosteroid therapy or with a history of intake of broad spectrum antibiotics in previous 15 days were also excluded. Modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method was used for determining the antimicrobial resistance against various antimicrobials.RESULTSA total of 530 (53%) isolates were found to be culture positive for E.coli(77.4%),Klebsiella (6.4%), Enterobacter (6.0%), Pseudomonas (3.8%), Staphylococcus saprophyticus (3.4%), Citrobacter (1.1%) and Morganella (0.4%).Antimicrobial resistance against commonly used antimicrobials was alarmingly highCONCLUSIONSurveillance of trends of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern is highly important.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Antibiogram of Bacterial Uropathogens of Urinary Tract Infections from a Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Sanjee ◽  
M. E. Karim ◽  
T. Akter ◽  
M. A. K. Parvez ◽  
M. Hossain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Multi Drug Resistance ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Resistance Patterns ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance Patterns

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most frequently occurring infections majority of which are caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) uropathogens. Hence, the present study was designed to find out the prevalence of bacterial pathogens causing UTIs and to determine their antibiotic resistance patterns against different classes of antibiotics. Clean-catch midstream urine samples were collected from 200 UTI patients of different sex and age groups. The uropathogens were isolated using Hi-Chrome UTI agar, Blood agar, MacConkey agar and then subjected to antibiotic susceptibility analysis against nine antibiotics of different classes using Kirby-Bauer’s disc diffusion method. From 55.08% positive samples, it was found that females were more prone to UTIs than males and in both cases; the prevalence rate was higher in the age group 21-40 years (33%). Among the uropathogens, E.coli was the predominant etiological agent (57.38%) followed by Enterococcus sp. (36.06%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3.28%) and Staphylococcus aureus (3.28%). The pathogens showed remarkable amount of sensitivity against Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin. The present experiment can be helpful for the clinicians in finding proper drugs in the developing countries like Bangladesh where multi-drug resistance problem has just complicated the treatment of UTIs.

scholarly journals Uropathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility profile in a tertiary carehospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-118
Author(s):  
Anjali Agarwal ◽  
Jyoti Srivastava ◽  
Seema Bose ◽  
Ujjwal Maheshwari
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Antibiotic Sensitivity ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Recurrence Rates ◽  
Antibiotic Sensitivity Test ◽  
Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common infections in the community and hospitals. Uropathogens colonize the urinary tract and may ascend to bladder causing cystitis, if left untreated reach kidneys through ureters can be responsible for acute pyelonephritis and cause renal damage. The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of urinary tract infections and antibiotic susceptibility pattern in a tertiary care hospital.This is an observational study conducted in Microbiology department, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki.A total of 623 urine(mid-stream) samples were collected from indoor and outdoor departments of hospital and culture was done on UTI chromogenic agar using semiquantitative method. Antibiotic sensitivity test was performed using Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method.Prevalence of urinary tract infections is 29% in the study. (43%) is the most common micro-organism isolated followed by (13%), (11%), (10.4%), (8.8%), (3.3%), (1.6%), CONS & (1.1%) and (6.6%). The females(56.6%) are more commonly affected than males.In the present study, beta-lactamase inhibitors and aminoglycosides were effective drugs against gram negative bacteria. Vancomycin and linezolid were sensitive in gram positive bacteria. Nitrofurantoin is the promising drug in cases of uncomplicated UTI, and safe to use in pregnancy. High recurrence rates and antimicrobial resistance are responsible for increasing the burden of disease. It is advised to use the antibiotics judiciously as per the hospital antibiotic policy which will help prevent multidrug resistance micro-organism further reducing morbidity and mortality.

scholarly journals Exploring Antimicrobial Resistance in Agents Causing Urinary Tract Infections at a Tertiary Care Hospital in a Developing Country

Cureus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuhair Ali Rizvi ◽  
Ali Murad Jamal ◽  
Ali Hassan Malik ◽  
Syed Muhammad Jawad Zaidi ◽  
Naimat Ullah Abdul Rahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Tract Infections

scholarly journals Antimicrobial resistance and extended spectrum beta-lactamases in urinary tract infections: A serious problem in Northern Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
José Iván Robles-Torres ◽  
Marco Alberto Ocaña-Munguía ◽  
Pedro Antonio Madero-Morales ◽  
Efraín Ruíz-Galindo ◽  
Elvira Garza-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Extended Spectrum ◽  
Positive Urine ◽  
High Level ◽  
Tract Infections

Objective: To describe the causal agents, prevalence of antimicrobial resistance, and risk factors associated with extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing agents in urinary tract infections (UTIs). Materials and methods: A retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Monterrey, Mexico. Inclusion criteria were patients that clinically presented with a UTI and had a positive urine culture, within the time frame of March to October 2017. The association with ESBL-producing agents was determined through the Χ2 test for categorical variables. Statistical significance was set at a p <0.05, utilizing SPSS version 20.0 software. Results: A total of 353 positive urine cultures were confirmed. ESBL production was found in 21.5% of the strains. There was a high level of resistance (>50%) to amoxicillin-clavulanate, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, fosfomycin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and moderate resistance (10-50%) to gentamicin and ceftriaxone. Amikacin, ertapenem, nitrofurantoin, and colistin had the lowest resistance rates (<10%). The ESBL-producing agents were associated with complicated UTI (p≤0.0001). The comorbidities associated with ESBL-positive UTIs were diabetes mellitus (p=0.02) and immunodeficiency (p=0.008), as was having undergone radiotherapy (p=0.025) and previous antibiotic use (p≤0.001). Limitations: The clonal relationship of isolates, especially of E. coli, was not analyzed. We could not establish whether there was a high level of genetic diversity between the isolates or whether independent acquisition or cross-transmission occurred. Value: We evaluated the epidemiologic characteristics of the ESBL-producing agents in UTIs at a Mexican tertiary care hospital. Conclusions: One out of every five UTIs was caused by ESBLs in our study population. There was a high level of resistance to the antibiotics used as first-line empiric therapy in the patients studied.

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