Estimate of the most common bacteria cause of UTI and effective drug in Alrefaai City

Abstract

Background: Urinary Tract Infection is a worldwide prevalence disease that infects both males and females in different ratios. Escherichia coli is the most infectious pathogen, followed by Klebsiella and Pseudomonas. Through time bacteria increase their resistance to most antibiotics, increasing bacterial prevalence and pathogenesis. Fifty patients with UTI symptoms were randomly selected in Alrefaai Hospital from October 2021 to April 2022. A 10-15 ml urine sample was collected from each patient and cultured to calculate colony forming unit and detect the type of bacteria with biochemical tests. Most patients were female 66% compared to male 34% with age groups 1-30 years 68% and those more than other groups. Escherichia coli is the most prevalent, 54%, while the second one is Staphylococcus aureus 20%, then Coagulase -ve Staphylococcus 14% and less infection was with Klebsiella and Proteus, 6%. Antibiotic Imipenem, Chloramphenicol, Gentamycin, Norfloxacin, Ciprofloxacin and Tobramycin play highly effective roles on most bacteria. We found that most patients with UTI were from the city center and in the age group 1-30 years. The most prevalent pathogens of UTI were Escherichia coli and then Staphylococcus aureus. Almost Imipenem, Chloramphenicol, Gentamycin, Norfloxacin, Ciprofloxacin and Tobramycin are the best effective antibiotics against our study's bacteria. Keywords: Urinary Tract Infection, Recurrent UTI, Alrefaai city, Antibiotic susceptibility.