Elevated antibiotic resistance of Sudanese urinary tract infection bacteria

Authors

  • Amir Saeed University of Hail, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Khartoum 11111, Sudan; Karolinska Institute, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Medical Microbiology, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Shadia A. Hamid University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Khartoum 11111, Sudan
  • Magdi Bayoumi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Khartoum 11111, Sudan
  • Salah Shanan University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Khartoum 11111, Sudan
  • Sultan Alouffi University of Hail, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Samir A. Alharbi Al-Quweayiyah, Shaqra University, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Fawaz D. Alshammari University of Hail, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Hadi Abd University of Hail, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Al-Quweayiyah, Shaqra University, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2017-424

Keywords:

urinary tract infections, bacteria, antibiotic resistance

Abstract

This study determined the prevalence of urinary tract infections in the Sudanese state of Khartoum and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolated bacterial species. 200 adult patient urine specimens were collected and cultivated to identify the growing bacteria and their susceptibility to antibiotics. 35 % of specimens had significant bacterial growth. The most frequent isolates in this study were E. coli, E. faecalis and S. aureus. Most of the isolates were resistant to many antibiotics; Gram-negative and Gram-positive isolates were resistant to 67 % and 44 % of the examined antibiotics, respectively. E. coli was the most frequent bacterium in the studied samples and it was highly resistant to first-line antibiotics. The most resistant bacteria isolated were Pseudomonas species and the lowest was for S. saprophyticus. The results highlighted the need for knowledge about antibiotic susceptibility profile of the bacteria causing UTI prior to antibiotic prescription in order to ensure optimal treatment.

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Published

2017-08-07

How to Cite

Saeed, A., Hamid, S. A., Bayoumi, M., Shanan, S., Alouffi, S., Alharbi, S. A., … Abd, H. (2017). Elevated antibiotic resistance of Sudanese urinary tract infection bacteria. EXCLI Journal, 16, 1073–1080. https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2017-424

Issue

Vol. 16 (2017)

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