Open AccessPattern of Uropathogens and Antibiotics Susceptibility in a Tertiary Hospital in North-Western Nigeria
Author(s) -
Abubakar Sadiq Muhammad,
Mohammad Yahya,
Uzodimma Unwuasonya,
Muhammad Ujudud Musa,
Haliru Sirajo Tambuwal,
Ismaila Arzika Mungadi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of clinical and experimental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2714-4666
DOI - 10.47838/acem.26011977/asmeda.127122020.1.3
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , genitourinary system , urinary system , pseudomonas aeruginosa , proteus mirabilis , klebsiella pneumonia , retrospective cohort study , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics
Background: A uropathogen is a microorganism capable of causing urogenital tract infection (UGI). The most common uropathogens are Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis and Klebsiella pneumonia. They lead to UGI in patients with urinary tract obstruction, indwelling catheter/stent, elderly and patients with immunosuppression. There is increasing resistance to commonly used antibiotics due to empirical misuse of antibiotics The objective of this study is to document pattern of uropathogen and their antibiotics susceptibility in our hospital. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study of consecutive urological patients with features of urinary tract infection (UTI) in our hospital from June 2017 to June 2018. Data was collected using a semi-structured proforma and analysed using SPSS version 20.0 for windows. Results were reported in percentages and mean ± standard deviation. Results: There were 126