Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Enterococcus Spp. Isolated from Urine Samples

Abstract

Enterococci are the most common cause of healthcare-associated urinary tract infections. Enterococcus spp. were isolated from each of Urine and differences for Enterococcus contamination in urine were determined. Because of its unimportant commensals, Enterococci have developed into diverse, deadly diseases due to the routinely prescribed antibiotics for the treatment of nosocomial UTIs are less effective, the developing antibiotic resistance is concerning. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of different enterococcal species isolated from urine samples and to observe the prevalence of microbes in urine samples among the different types of patients. The frequency of enterococci isolation from hospitalized patients' urinary tract has risen. This cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2021 to December 2021 at the Department of Microbiology, AMZ Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of 439 urine samples were collected and 96 (21.87%) samples showed growth of different isolates, in growth isolates 29 (30.20%) samples were Enterococcus spp. In this study, the sample was sensitive against Linezolid (95.55%), Vancomycin (89.67%), Penicillin (68.98%), Gentamycin (68.96%), Imepenum (55.17%). From our study revealed that different strains of Enterococcus spp. are resistant to drugs at different rates.