Abstract

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting neonate to geriatric age group. Widespread use of antibiotics has led to emergence of resistant microorganisms. As the antibiogram of the microorganisms are frequently changing the present study was done to analyze recent antibiotic sensitivity pattern of uropathogens. Methods: The present study is a retrospective analysis of antibiotic susceptibility patterns of uropathogens, conducted at Department of General medicine at a tertiary care hospital, Andhrapradesh, India. Age, Gender and Co morbidities of the patients were obtained from inpatient registers of General medicine . The organism isolated and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles were collected from the Department of Microbiology.

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