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. 2016 Dec;28(6):416-419.
doi: 10.5455/msm.2016.28.416-419.

Antibiotic Resistance in Urinary Isolates of Escherichia coli

Amila Abduzaimovic  1 , Mufida Aljicevic  1 , Velma Rebic  1 , Sabina Mahmutovic Vranic  1 , Kadrija Abduzaimovic  2 , Sabina Sestic  3
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Antibiotic Resistance in Urinary Isolates of Escherichia coli

Amila Abduzaimovic et al. Mater Sociomed. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the presence of antimicrobial resistance / susceptibility strains of Escherichia coli in inpatients and outpatients.

Materials and methods: It is a retrospective study carried out at the Department of Microbiology, Parasitology and Virology Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo. In cooperation with the Microbiological laboratory of the Cantonal Hospital Zenica and the Microbiological laboratory of the General Hospital Tesanj, 3863 urine samples were processed in the period from March 1st to March 31st 2016.

Results: Our study showed that E. coli had the highest antimicrobial resistance to trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole (38.61%), followed by amoxicillin / clavulanic acid (19.62%), ciprofloxacin (9.49%), gentamicin (8.86%), cephalexin (8.23%), nitrofurantoin (8.23%), cefuroxime (7.52%), ceftazidime (6.33%), cefuroxime (89.87%), amikacin (4.43%).

Conclusions: The isolated strains of E. coli showed the highest resistance to trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole and amoxicillin / clavulanic acid. The isolated strains of E. coli showed the greatest susceptibility to amikacin and ceftazidime. Gender distribution of positive E. coli isolates showed statistically significant differences in favor of females.

Keywords: E. coli; antimicrobial resistance; susceptibility.

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Figures

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Figure 1
The ratio of gender and age groups of patients with isolated E. coli
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Figure 2
The susceptibility of E. coli strains to antibiotics of inpatients and outpatients
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Figure 3
The resistance of E. coli strains to antibiotics of inpatients and outpatients
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