Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacteria isolated from urinary tract infection in Federal Teaching Hospital Ido Ekiti

Oguntunnbi Damilola Esther, Oyekale Oluwalana Timothy, Ojo Bola Oluwatosin * and Adegbile Samsudeen Adeniran

Medical Microbiology and Parasitology Dept., Federal Teaching Hospital Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Archive, 2021, 02(02), 052–059.
Article DOI: 10.53771/ijbpsa.2021.2.2.0092
 
Publication history: 
Received on 15 October 2021; revised on 12 December 2021; accepted on 14 December 2021
 
Abstract: 
The problem of antibiotic resistance remains a major concern among the patients and health care provider. This study was carried out therefore to determine the antibiotics resistance susceptibility pattern bacteria with urinary tract infections among patients attending Federal Teaching Hospital Ido-Ekiti. A total of 200 patients suspected of having a UTI were recruited for the study. The urine samples were cultured on Cysteine Lactose Electrolyte Deficient Agar (CLED) and the colonies were identified using colonial morphology and biochemical test. Antibiotics susceptibility testing was carried out using Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion techniques. Out of 200 urine samples analysed 82 (41.0%) yielded significant bacteria growth belonging to 4 different genera with Escherichia coli having the highest isolation rate 42 (81.2%) followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa 16 (19.5%), Staphylococcus aureus 14 (17.0%) and Klebsiella aerogenes 10 (12.1%). Female patients had the highest isolation rate of 48 (58.5%) compare to their male counterpart with 34 (41.5%) isolation rate. Age group 31-40yrs had the highest isolation, rate of 20 (24.4%). The antibiotic resistance pattern exhibited by all the bacteria ranged from 14.3% to 90.5%. Gentamicin exhibited the least resistance rate. However, antibiotics resistance is frightening; therefore, there is a need for antibiogram before prescription of antibiotics for the treatment of urinary tract infection.
 
Keywords: 
Antibiotic Resistance; Wound; Bacteria; Ekiti State; Nigeria
 
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