Antibiotic resistance pattern of uropathogens: An experience from north Indian cancer patient
Empirical treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be made evidence based if it is governed by the resistance pattern of common uropathogens. A retrospective study was carried out at a tertiary care cancer institute to identify the common uropathogens and to know their resistance profile. 20...
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| description | Empirical treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be made evidence based if it is governed by the resistance pattern of common uropathogens. A retrospective study was carried out at a tertiary care cancer institute to identify the common uropathogens and to know their resistance profile. 20.82% of the outpatients′ urine samples (community-acquired urinary tract infection (CA-UTI)) and 24.83% of the indoor patients′ urine samples (hospital-acquired urinary tract infection (HA-UTI)) grew uropathogens. Escherichia coli was the predominant pathogen both in CA-UTI (68%) and HA-UTI (45%) followed by Klebsiella spp and Enterococcus spp. High level of resistance to fluoroquinolones and third generation cephalosporins was noted. Nitrofurantoin was found to be a reliable oral drug for treatment of most of the uropathogens. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55d3c152ee634793bd9ec419b21791ba2022-12-21T17:58:08ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Global Infectious Diseases0974-777X2015-01-017311311510.4103/0974-777X.161742Antibiotic resistance pattern of uropathogens: An experience from north Indian cancer patientNishat Hussain AhmedKausalya RaghuramanFrincy Khandelwal BaruahRajesh K GroverEmpirical treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be made evidence based if it is governed by the resistance pattern of common uropathogens. A retrospective study was carried out at a tertiary care cancer institute to identify the common uropathogens and to know their resistance profile. 20.82% of the outpatients′ urine samples (community-acquired urinary tract infection (CA-UTI)) and 24.83% of the indoor patients′ urine samples (hospital-acquired urinary tract infection (HA-UTI)) grew uropathogens. Escherichia coli was the predominant pathogen both in CA-UTI (68%) and HA-UTI (45%) followed by Klebsiella spp and Enterococcus spp. High level of resistance to fluoroquinolones and third generation cephalosporins was noted. Nitrofurantoin was found to be a reliable oral drug for treatment of most of the uropathogens.http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2015;volume=7;issue=3;spage=113;epage=115;aulast=AhmedAntibiotic resistanceCommunity acquiredHospital acquiredUrinary tract infectionUropathogens |
| spellingShingle | Nishat Hussain Ahmed Kausalya Raghuraman Frincy Khandelwal Baruah Rajesh K Grover Antibiotic resistance pattern of uropathogens: An experience from north Indian cancer patient Journal of Global Infectious Diseases Antibiotic resistance Community acquired Hospital acquired Urinary tract infection Uropathogens |
| title | Antibiotic resistance pattern of uropathogens: An experience from north Indian cancer patient |
| title_full | Antibiotic resistance pattern of uropathogens: An experience from north Indian cancer patient |
| title_fullStr | Antibiotic resistance pattern of uropathogens: An experience from north Indian cancer patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antibiotic resistance pattern of uropathogens: An experience from north Indian cancer patient |
| title_short | Antibiotic resistance pattern of uropathogens: An experience from north Indian cancer patient |
| title_sort | antibiotic resistance pattern of uropathogens an experience from north indian cancer patient |
| topic | Antibiotic resistance Community acquired Hospital acquired Urinary tract infection Uropathogens |
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