Estimation of the antibiotics bacterial sensitivity, resistance and intermediate resistance in patients with urinary tract infection using VITEK 2 system

Abstract

The overuse of antibiotic is the chief reason for the appearance and distribution of strains of bacteria with multi-drug resistant. The present study designed to explore the percentage of bacterial sensitivity, intermediate resistance and resistance to 16 different types of antibacterial agents to estimate the risk of dissemination of bacterial resistance. Forty-seven urine samples from male and female patients with urinary tract infection (UTI) examined in the study. Bacterial identification was done using the Vitek 2 system. The results showed that E. coli accounts for up to 68.08% of the cases of UTI infection. In the present study the antibiotics that showed the maximum bacterial resistance were Aztreonam (87.5%), Ceftriaxone (83.87%), Ceftazidime (77.41%) and Cefazolin (70.96). Conclusion: Wise use of antibacterial agents and prevention of the overuse of antibiotics is essential to prevent the wide dissemination of bacterial resistance.