PMID: 18720619Aug 30, 2008Paper

Antibacterial susceptibility of uropathogens in 3 hospitals, Sari, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2002-2003

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal = La Revue De Santé De La Méditerranée Orientale = Al-Majallah Al-ṣiḥḥīyah Li-sharq Al-mutawassiṭ
M J SaffarH Saffar

Abstract

To determine the frequency and pattern of antibiotic susceptibility of uropathogens in urinary tract infection (UTI) from 3 university hospitals we carried out a retrospective review of urine culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing from symptomatic outpatients and inpatients during 2002-2003. Of 5600 samples, 703 (12.6%) were culture positive, 38.7% of which were from hospitalized patients. Escherichia coli was the leading cause of UTI in both groups of patients. The rates and roles of other pathogens, including Pseudomonas spp. (5.3%-10.4%), Enterobacter spp. (0%-5.7%), Staphylococcus spp.) 5.4%-26.4%), differed in each hospital. Differences in antibacterial susceptibility patterns were observed. Ampicillin (82%-100%) and co-trimoxazole (50%-90%) resistance were the most frequent. Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus spp. ranged from 17% to 60%.

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