Medical & Surgical Urology
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ISSN: 2168-9857
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ISSN: 2168-9857
+44-20-4587-4809
Hussein NS
Al-Karamh teaching hospital,
Post Office: 7 Abkar Box No.26047, Baghdad
Iraq
Research Article
Clinical, Etiology and Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles of Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection in a Baghdad Hospital
Author(s): Hussein NSHussein NS
Objective of the study: To analyze clinical presentation, etiology and antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria causing Community Acquired Urinary Tract Infection (CA-UTI) among our patients to provide data that could guide empiric treatment.
Material and Methods: Outpatients urine cultures and clinical presentations were collected from April 2012 to October 2012. A positive urine culture was defined as growth of a single bacterium with colony count of more than 100,000 CFU/ml and disk diffusion technique according to Clinical and laboratory standards institute (CLSI) was performed to determine antibiotics susceptibility of isolated bacteria species. Clinical symptoms, causative uropathogens and their antibiotic sensitivity were recorded.
Results: Of 299 urine cultures processed, a positive urine culture was detected in .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2168-9857.1000136