FREQUENCY PATTERN AND ANTIBIOGRAM OF ORGANISMS IN PATIENTS WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION

ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine frequency, pattern and antibiogram of organisms in patients with UTI.
Material and methods: This Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in Urology department of Institute of
Kidney diseases Peshawar from January 2017 to July 2017.A total of 300 patients comprising 150 males and 150 female
were included in the study through non probability consecutive sampling.
Results: A total of 300 patients presented to OPD with clinically suspected UTI were included in the study of them
245(81.67%) had culture proven UTI. Out of 245 culture positive patient 203(82.86%) had gram negative organism in
their urine sample and 42(17.14%) had gram positive organism in their urine sample.
Conclusion: Majority of the patient with clinically suspected UTI had culture proven UTI, most of the urinary tract infection
was caused by gram negative organism and E.coli was one the most common organism among patient of UTI
and was most sensitive to Meropenem (89.39%).
Keywords: C/S culture and sensitivity, UTI urinary tract infection