Open AccessAntibiotic susceptibility in commonly isolated pathogens from urinary tract infection in a cohort of subjects from low socioeconomic strata.
Author(s) -
Saera Suhail Kidwai,
Ayesha Nageen,
Samina Ghaznavi,
Farhat Basheer,
Syed Muhammad Munir,
Jamal Ara
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.332.11569
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , urinary system , urine , antibiotic sensitivity , cefixime , antibiotic resistance , cohort , microbiology and biotechnology , ceftriaxone , biology
Urinary tract infection is one of the commonest infections seen in clinical practice. Lack of compliance and unjustified antibiotic prescriptions has resulted in bacterial resistance and is proving as a major challenge in the management of these infections. Our aim was to identify the sensitivity pattern of commonly used antibiotics against urinary tract infections so as to suggest an improvised line of action against bacteria causing urinary tract infections'.