Bacteriological Profile of Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Resistance Profile in the Telagh Region (West Algeria)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Laboratory of Nutrition, Pathology, Agro Biotechnology and Health, Djillali Liabes University, Sidi Bel-Abbès, Algeria

2 Department of Biology, Faculties of Natural and Life Sciences, Djillali Liabes University, Sidi Bel-Abbès, Algeria.

3 Department of Biology, Faculties of Natural and Life Sciences, Djillali Liabes University, Sidi Bel-Abbès, Algeria

Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTIs) remains a very common pathology all over the world. It is the leading cause of nosocomial infection. It is with this in mind that we undertook a prospective descriptive and analytical study whose objective was to isolate and identify uropathogenic bacteria involved in urinary tract infection and monitor the profile of antibiotic sensitivity in urinary tract infection in the private laboratory of the Telagh region. In this context, the macroscopic examination, Strips and the Cytobacteriological examination of the Urines (ECBU) are among the most frequent microbiological analyzes carried out. the samples are analyzed at the level of the Djohar medical analysis laboratory in the Tlagh region and the applied microbiology laboratory within the Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences of Sidi Bel Abbes. The results show that the positivity rate of the examined ECBUs was 30%. The mean age of the patients was 50.60 years with a predominance of women. Urinary tract infection affects all age groups, with the most affected age group over 50 years old. The most isolated species are in decreasing order of frequency: Staphylococcus spp < /em> (91%), Klebsiella spp < /em> (9%). The strains isolated from Klebsiella spp are resistant to 100% amoxicillin, followed by a resistance to cefazolin of 57%, Imipenem, amikacin, gentamicin and ciprofloxacin are active on these strains with a sensitivity rate of 15%, 6 %, 27%, 42% respectively. Strains isolated from Staphylococcus spp < /em> are resistant to amoxicillin, Penicillin G, tetracycline by 75% followed by resistance to Tobramycin by 60%, Chloramphenicol, Fosfomycin, Gentamycin, Ciprofloxacin and are active on these strains with a sensitivity rate of 50%, 40%, 30% respectively.

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