Burden of antibiotic resistance in urinary isolates: a retrospective cross-sectional study from a tertiary center in Far-Western Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antibiotic resistance poses a severe public health challenge, particularly in resource-limited settings where data scarcity undermines local infection prevention strategies. This study provides the first comprehensive surveillance of urinary antibiotic resistance from the Far-Western region of Nepal in over a decade, highlighting patterns relevant to antimicrobial stewardship and infection control.

Methods

A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using urine culture records collected between April 2024-March 2025. Laboratory data on bacterial isolates and antibiotic susceptibility were extracted from microbiology database, exported to Microsoft^® Excel 2021, entries with missing data removed, cleaned for duplicates, verified for completeness,

SUBMITTER: Karna S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639739 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature