Twelve-year trend of Escherichia coli antibiotic resistance in the Islamabad population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance among E. coli is a growing concern worldwide. We aimed to assess the changing antibiotic sensitivity pattern in Uropathogenic E. coli over a period of 12 years with special emphasis on ESBL-producing E. coli.

Methods

A retrospective study was done on the population of Islamabad from 1st Jan 2005 to Dec 2010 and then continued from 1st Jan 2016 to 31st May 2021. A total of 12000 samples were analyzed for isolation and identification of bacteria and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, from patients having uncomplicated urinary tract infections. Our primary was to find the antibiotics with the highest sensitivity against E. Coli in 2021, while our secondary outcome was to find the overall sensitivity pattern of E. Coli to

SUBMITTER: Bangash K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9207067 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature