Therapeutic management of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI): A retrospective study in two Teaching Hospitals in Nigeria

Sadiq, GU; Salawu, OA; Odutola, AA

doi:10.4314/njpr.v5i1.53564

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“…Resistance could also occur in the community as a result of clustering and overcrowding, widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, the sale of antibiotics over the counter, self-treatment with antibiotics, the inappropriate use of antibiotics and decreased funding for public health surveillance (Amyes, 2000). The result of this finding agrees with results obtained in Zaria by Sadiq et al (2006) in a study that evaluated the level of drug utility in UTI patients in Zaria. They established that Gentamicin, Ampicillin/Cloxacillin, Cotrimoxazole, Amoxicillin/Clavulanate and ciprofloxacin were the most commonly utilized antibiotics in the hospital.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…It is defined as the microbial invasion and subsequent multiplication on a part or the entire urinary tract. The urinary tract consists of the urethra, prostate gland, urinary bladder, ureters, kidneys and seminal vesicles in males (Sadiq et al, 2006;and Alex et al, 2012). Urinary tract infections are mostly caused by retrograde ascent of bacteria of the faecal flora via the urethra to the bladder and kidney especially in the females who have a shorter and wider urethra.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and Susceptibility of Urinary Tract Infections’ Bacteria in Catheterized Patients to Commonly Used Antibiotics

M. I. O.,

2024

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This study aimed to isolate bacterial uropathogens from catheterized patients and determine the antibiotics susceptibility patterns of the isolates. Urine samples were collected from 219 catheterized patients and analyzed following standard microbiological methods. Antibiotics susceptibility test was performed on the isolated and identified organisms using the disk diffusion method. A 73.1% of the patients had Catheterized Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) and Escherichia coli was the most common organisms accounting for 53.7% of the isolates followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (11.9%), Klebsiella pneumonia (11.3%), Proteus mirabilis (8.1%), Staphylococcus aureus (8.1%) and Enterococcus faecalis (6.9%). The prevalence of urinary tract infectious agents was higher in males (75%) and age group of 56-65 was observed to have the highest prevalence of UTI (21.9%). The antibiogram of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia and Proteus mirabilis showed that they were sensitive to Netillin (76.9%) and Levofloxacin (76.9%) while showing varying resistances to Amoxyclav (94.7%), Ceftriaxone (94.7%), Ofloxacin (73.7%), Tetracycline (88.9%) and Cotrimoxazole (100%). Staphylococcus aureus were resistant to Amoxyclav (100%), Cloxacillin (92.3%) and Cotrimoxazole (84.6%) while Enterococcus faecalis were resistant to Cloxacillin (90.9%), Amoxyclav (81.8%) and Cotrimoxazole (72.7%). A large percentage (83.7%) of the isolates had MAR Index > than the critical value of 0.2.

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Section: Antibioticssupporting

confidence: 75%

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confidence: 99%