Incidence of urinary tract infections among pregnant women and identification of etiological agents with the antibiotic sensitivity patterns
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: The study was carried out to identify the etiological agents along with the factors responsible for the incidence of urinary tract infections among pregnant women and to determine the antibiotic sensitivity pattern. Materials and Methods: The research analysis was performed for 300 urine samples and was screened for culture followed by identification by conventional methods and then the antibiotic sensitivity tests were done by disc diffusion methods. Results: It had observed that UTI is the more frequent in women of 26-30 years of age group. The incidence rate of UTIs during pregnancy was high with a rate of 61%. Females belonging to lower socio-economic status were more susceptible to UTIs. The isolated and identified uropathogens from pregnant women were E coli (74.3%), Klebsiella spp. (12.5), Citrobacter spp. (6.5%), Proteus spp. (5.4%), Staphylococcus spp. (1.09%). The isolated organisms showed sensitivity to nitrofurantoin followed by amikacin. Conclusion: Urinary tract infections are the most common bacterial infections in pregnant women and one of the contributing factors for complications during pregnancy. So it is important to diagnose UTI properly by routine screening of all pregnant women to avoid the general complications during pregnancy.
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Smrutirekha Mishra
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