This paper should be cited as: Hosseini, SM. Farhang Ara, E. Yousefi Mashouf, R. Yousefi Mashouf, R. Parsavash, S.
Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Bacteria Isolated
from Urine Culture in Qazvin Bu-Ali Hospital, Iran
Hosseini, SM.
(BSc)1, Farhang Ara, E. (BSc) 2,Yousefi Mashouf,
R. (PhD)3, Parsavash, S. (BSc)4
1. MSc Student of Microbiology,
School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
2. MSc
Student of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical
Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
3. Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan,
Iran
4. MSc
Student of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical
Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Abstract
Background and Objective: The prevalence of different bacterial species and antibiotic
resistance varies according to geographical conditions. Hence, we aimed to identify the prevalence of bacterial agents isolated
from the urine culture and also investigate the antibiotic susceptibility of
bacteria.
Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted on 7200 urine samples to
identify the bacteria causing infections, using differential tests. The
antimicrobial susceptibility was performed via disk diffusion method according
to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI).
Results: The most common bacteria were Escherichia coli (736;
61.1%) and Klebsiella pneumonia (128;
10.6%) and Enterococcus faecalis, (88; 7.3%).
The highest antibiotic susceptibility was related to Ciprofloxacin (174;
14.45%) and the lowest to Amoxicillin (795; 62.02%).
Conclusion: Owing to the lowest resistance, it is recommended that
Ciprofloxacin be used as the first line of treatment. In addition, Amoxicillin
and Ampicillin should be used the least during primary treatment of urinary
tract infections.
Keywords: Antibiogram, Bacterial
Resistance, Urine Culture
Corresponding Author: Hosseini, SM.
Email: smhoseiny88@yahoo.com
Received: 12
Jun 2014
Revised: 6 Aug 2014
Accepted: 6 Sep 2014