Volume : 2, Issue : 10, October - 2013

Prevalence of Acietobacter and its Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern in Urinary Tract Infecton at Tertiary Care Hospital

Dr Dipal K Jethwa, Dr Darshan Chauhan, Dr. M M Vegad

Abstract :

Background & Objective: Acinetobacter, although saprophytic ,the emergence and spread of Acinetobacter as an important uropathpgen in hospital environment is a major area of concern. This study was carried out to know the prevalence of Acinetobacter in urinary tract infection along with their antibiotic susceptibility. Materials and Methods: 35 isolates of Acinetobacter were obtained from mid stream urine samples, and subjected to disc diffusion testing by Kirby Baurer method against various antibiotics. Results: Acinetobacter isolates showed very high resistance (>50%) to ceftazidime, ceftriaxone,cefepime,gentamicin,trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole.Most isolates (>70%) were sensitive to ampicillin–sulbactam, imipenem and piperacillin–tazobactam. 80% of the total isolates of Acinetobacter were resistant to 3 or more group of antibiotics. Conclusion: The multi drug resistance among Acinetobacter isolates are of great clinical importance as they are known for nosocomial  importance which provocates the necessary for the screening of hospital infection control