Abstract
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the second common infections, worldwide after respiratory infections. So understanding causes and treatment of these infections is necessary to prevent complications. The aim of this study was to investigate common microbial causes of UTI and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of patients referred to the central laboratory of ShahreKord city during 2020. This study was as descriptive and cross-sectional. Data collection was based on the data of the registry of positive samples of urinary tract infections and based on the studies performed in the laboratory, in terms of the type of pathogen and the type of antibiotic. Data were based on name, age, sex, test result, type of bacteria, and pattern of drug resistance or susceptibility. Finally, SPSS software (version 22) was applied for analyzing. Results showed that 8.2% tests were positive. More positive tests were in the summer season. Escherichia coli had the highest frequency. The lowest resistance was related to gentamicin and the highest resistance was related to ampicillin. Therefore, it is vital that ampicillin consumption should be decreased in urinary infection caused by Escherichia coli in ShahreKord.
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