Determinants of multidrug-resistant urinary tract infections: A retrospective cross-sectional study from a tertiary care hospital in southern Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Multidrug resistance (MDR) in urinary tract infections (UTIs) presents a growing global health threat, particularly in resource-limited settings like Bangladesh, where context-specific data remain limited. This retrospective cross-sectional study, conducted from January to December 2023 at a tertiary care hospital in Barishal, Bangladesh, aimed to identify key predictors and risk factors associated with MDR in UTI patients. Of 1,670 urine samples received, 229 with significant bacterial growth were included for antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the disk diffusion method. E. coli (55.9%) was the most common isolate, followed by Pseudomonas spp. (20.5%), Klebsiella spp. (14.8%), and Acinetobacter spp. (8.7%). Of these isolates, 70 (30.56%) were found to be MDR-positive. Multivariate

SUBMITTER: Khalil I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12810910 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature