Commonly Isolated Organisms Isolated from Urine Cultures In United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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Abstract Introduction/Objective Urinary tract infection is the most common reason for infection in the hospital setting, nursing home residents, and the second most common infection in the overall population. Females are more at risk of getting urinary tract infections (UTIs) than males. UTIs remain very common as 50% of women report having at least one UTI in their lifetimes. The risk is higher for older patients, especially when they have a catheter. Objectives The current study aimed to determine the commonly isolated organisms from urine cultures In United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods/Case Report The study was performed on 4885 urine cultures collected from patients in the United Arab Emirates. The system has identified the micro-organisms using a fluorogenic methodology for organism identification and a turbidimetric method for susceptibility testing using a 64-well card that is barcoded with information on card type, expiration date, lot number, and unique card identification number. Results (if a Case Study enter NA) A total of 4885 urine cultures were collected; 3793 (77.6%) urine samples were collected from females and 1092 (22.4%) from males. We identified 81 organisms that have been isolated from all urine cultures. The most frequently isolated organisms were eight organisms 4017 times out of the 4885 (82.2%), whereas the other 73 organisms were found in 868 cultures representing only (17.8%) of the whole samples. E. coli was the most isolated organism by 2078 times, representing (42%) of total isolated organisms. The number of samples in the other seven common isolated organisms was 762 for Klebsiella pneumonia, 330 for group B streptococci, 307 for Enterococcus faecalis, 218 for Candida albicans, 197 for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 84 for Staphylococci aureus, and 41 for Staphylococci saprophyticus representing (16%), (7%), (6%), (4.5%), (4%), (1.7%), (1%) respectively of the total number. Conclusion The study revealed that E. coli was the most common cause of urinary tract infection, followed by Klebsiella pnumonaie. Women with recurrent UTIs are worth concern for antimicrobial prophylaxis. This study gave us a clear picture of the main causative agents of UTIs so that it might help select medication.