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International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT)-IJASEAT |
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Issue |
Volume-7,Issue-3 ( Jul, 2019 ) | |||||||||
Paper Title |
Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated From Elderly Patients Infected with Urinary Tract Infections Al-Najaf City, Iraq | |||||||||
Author Name |
Ahmed Abduljabbar Jaloob Aljanaby, Heba Takleef Majeed | |||||||||
Affilition |
University of Kufa, Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology, IRAQ. | |||||||||
Pages |
91-94 | |||||||||
Abstract |
Background: Urinary tract infection is one of the most important diseases infect all individuals groups mainly elderly women and men worldwide. Objective: The aim of the present study was to detect the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of gram-negative bacteria isolated from elderly patients infected with urinary tract infection in Al-Najaf City, Iraq. Materials and methods: A total of 120 urine samples were collected from elderly patients infected with UTI in Al-Najaf City, Iraq. The antibiotic susceptibility testing was done according to Kirby-Bauer method. Results: One hundred and twenty six of different Gram-Negative bacterial strains were isolated. E.coli was the most predominant bacteria followed by K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, C. freundii , E. aerogenes and P. mirabilis .Most bacterial isolates were highly resistant against most antibiotics especially against amoxicillin and third generation cephalosporin’s. While, imipenem provided best antibacterial effect against most isolates Conclusions: This study demonstrated that most bacterial isolates from elderly patients with urinary tract infection became highly resistant to most antimicrobials. Keywords- Gram Negative Bacteria, UTI, Antibiotics, Elderly Patients, Najaf City, Iraq. | |||||||||
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