High multidrug resistance in urinary tract infections in a tertiary hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Setting

Tribhuvan University Teaching Tertiary Care Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal, May-October 2019.

Objective

1) To describe the bacteriological profile, 2) to identify the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pattern, and 3) to find the demographic characteristics associated with the presence of bacterial growth and multidrug resistance (MDR) in adult urine samples undergoing culture and drug susceptibility testing.

Design

This was a hospital-based, cross-sectional study using routine laboratory records.

Results

Among 11,776 urine samples, 16% (1,865/11,776) were culture-positive, predominantly caused by Escherichia coli (1,159/1,865; 62%). We found a high prevalence of resistance to at least one antibiotic (1,573/1,865; 84%) and MDR (1,000/1,865; 54%). Resista

SUBMITTER: Shakya S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8575380 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature