| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3454584 | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease | 2012 | 6 Pages |
ObjectiveTo determine the community associated urinary tract infection (UTI) causing uropathogen's prevalence, antibiotic resistance pattern and the risk factors predisposing infection in Indian rural settings.MethodsA pilot study was conducted between January and December 2010 among out patients attending rural teaching medical college hospital at Tamilnadu, India. The demographic details, culture, common antibiotic Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion assay susceptibility profiles of the isolates and the resistance analysis by WHONET 5.6 software were performed.ResultsDuring this surveillance study, a total number of 1 359 urinary samples were collected, among which 309 (22.78%) gave positive culture. The common uropathogens encountered were Escherichia coli (66.02%), Staphylococcus sp. (12.62%), Klebsiella sp. (5.83%), Streptococcus sp. (5.18%), Enterococcus sp. (2.59%) and Proteus sp., (2.26%). Antibiotic resistance analysis revealed the multiple drug resistance nature of the isolates to the commonly used antibiotics. It is also found that both genders at the specific age group of 40-50 were more prone to infection and seasonal variations also play an important role in their establishment.ConclusionsThe obtained results suggest that antibiotic selection for empirical treatment should be based on individual drug-sensitive test results. There is also an urgent need to develop a new combination of chemotherapeutic agents and awareness on antibiotic use for the effective UTI management in rural settings.
