2003
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-86502003001200012
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Abstract: PURPOSE: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common infectious diseases diagnosed. UTI account for a large proportion of antibacterial drug consumption and have large socio-economic impacts. Since the majority of the treatments begins or is done completely empirically, the knowledge of the organisms, their epidemiological characteristics and their antibacterial susceptibility that may vary with time is mandatory. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report the prevalence of uropathogens and t… Show more

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“…The proportion of bacterial species isolated was similar to those described in previous studies. [192627] Our study significantly differed from Garcia-Morŭa et al ., who found out that E. coli was the commonest organism in UTI (24.7%), followed by Candida albicans (23.7%) among Mexican population group. [21] The data collected from other places around the world, also showed that E. coli and Klebsiella spp .…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 88%
“…The proportion of bacterial species isolated was similar to those described in previous studies. [192627] Our study significantly differed from Garcia-Morŭa et al ., who found out that E. coli was the commonest organism in UTI (24.7%), followed by Candida albicans (23.7%) among Mexican population group. [21] The data collected from other places around the world, also showed that E. coli and Klebsiella spp .…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 88%
“…Pseudomonades aeruginosa, Streptococcus faecalis, and Staphylococcus aureus are also present in some of the patients ( Table 2 ). The percentage of causative bacterial class was analogous to some other previous studies [ 43 47 ].…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 88%
“…Since these data are constantly changing and may vary from hospital to hospital, each institution should determine these information and update them regularly. [ 30 31 ] The present study aimed to define the current occurrence and phenotypes of MDR E. coli among UTI isolates from a university medical center, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%