Open AccessPrevalence of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns Among Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Gebremdhin Yenehun Worku,
Yerega Belete Alamneh,
Woldaregay Erku Abegaz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s298176
Subject(s) - medicine , nitrofurantoin , bacteriuria , urine , antibiotic resistance , diabetes mellitus , cefuroxime , ampicillin , urinary system , amoxicillin , antibiotics , meropenem , drug resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , endocrinology
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is caused by colonization and growth of microorganisms within the urinary system. Diabetic patients are more prone to bacterial UTI due to impaired host defense and high glucose concentration in urine. Surveillance of uropathogens and their antibiogram is a key to patient management.