Volume : IX, Issue : XI, November - 2019

EVALUATION OF BACTERIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Chennai.

S. U. Akshath, Dr. P. A. T. Jagatheeswary

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AIM : To evaluate the bacteriological profile of Urinary Tract Infection in Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Chennai. INTRODUCTION : UTI are among the most common reasons for patients to seek medical advice. The incidence of UTI is common in females. The most common uropathogen is Escherichia coli. MATERIALS AND METHODS : 197 patients were diagnosed with UTI .Urine samples of these patients were collected, processed, examined microscopically and positive cultures were tested . RESULTS : Out of 197 samples, isolates were detected in 143 samples. 127 were from females and 16 were from males. The commonest organism found was Escherichia coli. The antibiotic susceptibility test was performed. CONCLUSION : UTI are more common in females than in males. Escherichia coli was the most commonly isolated organism in UTI followed by Klebsiella spp . The most sensitive antibiotic was Amikacin . The most resistant antibiotics were Ampicillin .

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EVALUATION OF BACTERIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN SAVEETHA MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, CHENNAI., S.U.Akshath, Dr.P.A.T.Jagatheeswary INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-11 | November-2019


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