Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Nitrofurantoin Susceptibility Pattern in Urinary Isolates of E.coli in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North East India

Dr. J. Hazarika

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Urinary tract infection is one of the most common bacterial infections seen in clinical practice particularly in developing countries. The present study shall focus on Nitrofurantoin susceptibility pattern in Urinary Isolates of E.coli in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North East India. Out of 376 urine samples, 216(57.44%) were found to be sterile and 160(42.56%) depicted bacterial growth. 120(75%) sample found to be positive for gram negative bacterial isolates and 40 are gram positive bacteria. The susceptibility and resistance profile of E.coli isolates in this study have shown that Nitrofurantoin (88.10%), Amikacin (85.71%) and Gentamicin(69.04%) possess the high efficacy while Cefazolin(86.90%), Cotrimoxazole(78.57%) and Amoxyclav(77.38%)possess lower efficacy. E.coli remained the most common isolate 84 (52.5%) followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae 14 (8.75%). This study suggested the need for constant monitoring of susceptibility of specific pathogens in different populations to commonly used anti–microbial agents and formulate local antibiotic policies.

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Dr. J. Hazarika Nitrofurantoin Susceptibility Pattern in Urinary Isolates of E.coli in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North East India Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 9 September 2015

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