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Online Published: 01 Mar 2015
 


Antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples at a tertiary care hospital

Zaheer Ahmed Chaudary, Afreenish Hassan, Shehla Alizai.


Abstract
Objective: To determine prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the E. coli isolated from urine in our setup, especially in low income group of population.
Methodology: The study was carried out from July 2010 to June 2011 at surgical and urological units of a hospital in Islamabad. E.coli were isolated from urine specimens by following standard microbiological techniques. Antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed by using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion techniques according to CLSI guidelines.
Results: The prevalence of E. coli isolated from urine samples was 28.22%. Highest resistance was seen against ampicillin (80.3%). Imipenem was found out to be highly effective.
Conclusion: Imipenem, ciprofloxacin and sparfloxacin can be reliably used against E. coli causing urinary tract infections. Gentamicin and moxifloxacin also showed satisfactory results.

Key words: Escherichia coli, Urinary tract infections, Ciprofloxacin, Imipenem


 
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Chaudary ZA, Hassan A, Alizai S. Antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples at a tertiary care hospital. RMJ. 2015; 40(1): 18-20.

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Chaudary ZA, Hassan A, Alizai S. Antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples at a tertiary care hospital. RMJ. 2015; 40(1): 18-20.


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Chaudary ZA, Hassan A, Alizai S. Antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples at a tertiary care hospital. RMJ. (2015), [cited June 22, 2026]; 40(1): 18-20.


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Chaudary, Z. A., Hassan, . A. & Alizai, . S. (2015) Antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples at a tertiary care hospital. RMJ, 40 (1), 18-20.


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Chaudary, Zaheer Ahmed, Afreenish Hassan, and Shehla Alizai. 2015. Antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples at a tertiary care hospital. Rawal Medical Journal, 40 (1), 18-20.


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Chaudary, Zaheer Ahmed, Afreenish Hassan, and Shehla Alizai. "Antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples at a tertiary care hospital." Rawal Medical Journal 40 (2015), 18-20.


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Chaudary, Zaheer Ahmed, Afreenish Hassan, and Shehla Alizai. "Antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples at a tertiary care hospital." Rawal Medical Journal 40.1 (2015), 18-20. Print.


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Chaudary, Z. A., Hassan, . A. & Alizai, . S. (2015) Antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples at a tertiary care hospital. Rawal Medical Journal, 40 (1), 18-20.


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