Elevated antibiotic resistance of Sudanese urinary tract infection bacteria
Loading...
Date
2017-08-07
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
This study determined the prevalence of urinary tract infections in the Sudanese state of Khartoum and antimicrobial
susceptibility pattern of isolated bacterial species. 200 adult patient urine specimens were collected and cultivated
to identify the growing bacteria and their susceptibility to antibiotics. 35 % of specimens had significant
bacterial growth. The most frequent isolates in this study were E. coli, E. faecalis and S. aureus. Most of the
isolates were resistant to many antibiotics; Gram-negative and Gram-positive isolates were resistant to 67 % and
44 % of the examined antibiotics, respectively. E. coli was the most frequent bacterium in the studied samples and
it was highly resistant to first-line antibiotics. The most resistant bacteria isolated were Pseudomonas species and
the lowest was for S. saprophyticus. The results highlighted the need for knowledge about antibiotic susceptibility
profile of the bacteria causing UTI prior to antibiotic prescription in order to ensure optimal treatment.
Description
Table of contents
Keywords
urinary tract infections, bacteria, antibiotic resistance