Microbiologic Spectrum and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern among Patients with Urinary and Respiratory Tract Infection
Joint Authors
Shoar, Saeed
Boroumand, Mohammad Ali
Naderan, Morteza
Naderan, Muhammad
Anvari, Maryam Sotoudeh
Bakhshi, Robab
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Abstract EN
Aim.
To demonstrate the prevalence of isolated organisms in urinary/respiratory tract infections and their antibiotic susceptibilities in a tertiary care center.
Methods and Material.
Between January 2008 and January 2010, patients referring to the clinic of cardiology or those admitted to the cardiac wards were enrolled in this cross-sectional descriptive study.
Urine and sputum sampling was done for all the patients and the specimens underwent microbiologic examination and, in case of isolation of microorganism, antibiotic disk diffusion test was performed.
Results.
Escherichia coli (E.
coli) was the most prevalent isolated organism in-hospital and community-acquired UTIs and was highly resistant to cephalothin in all the samples followed by cotrimoxazole, and ceftriaxone.
It revealed high sensitivity to imipenem, amikacin, and nitrofurantoin.
Acinetobacter constituted the most prevalent organism isolated from respiratory secretions and represented the highest resistance to ceftriaxone and the greatest sensitivity to imipenem.
Conclusions.
E.
coli and Acinetobacter remain the most common uropathogenic and respiratory organisms, respectively.
However, their increasing resistance to wide-spectrum imipenem, meropenem, and vancomycin is a major concern.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Anvari, Maryam Sotoudeh& Naderan, Muhammad& Boroumand, Mohammad Ali& Shoar, Saeed& Bakhshi, Robab& Naderan, Morteza. 2014. Microbiologic Spectrum and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern among Patients with Urinary and Respiratory Tract Infection. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Anvari, Maryam Sotoudeh…[et al.]. Microbiologic Spectrum and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern among Patients with Urinary and Respiratory Tract Infection. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Anvari, Maryam Sotoudeh& Naderan, Muhammad& Boroumand, Mohammad Ali& Shoar, Saeed& Bakhshi, Robab& Naderan, Morteza. Microbiologic Spectrum and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern among Patients with Urinary and Respiratory Tract Infection. International Journal of Microbiology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-490149