Abstract

Urinary tract infections are one of the most prevalent illnesses with high morbidity and mortality rates (UTIs). Despite the availability of numerous medications for the treatment of UTIs, uropathogens have developed resistance, resulting in a major treatment failure. This experiment was done to determine the rate of pathogen isolation and the pattern of antibiotic susceptibility of microorganisms causing urinary tract infections. Materials and procedures: Between November and January of 2023, 250 urine samples from people with a suspected UTI were processed. Using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method, the susceptibility of several drugs and UTI isolates was examined. Results: Among the 450 samples analyzed in this investigation, 165 (56%) exhibited microbial growth. 23 of the 165 isolates were Candida species, while 142 were bacteria. The predominant isolate was E. coli (47%), followed by E. faecalis (24%) and Klebsiella spp. (20%). Candida spp was most susceptible to Fluconazole (91%), while E. coli was most susceptible to nitrofurantoin (97%). The results of the study demonstrated that E. coli is the most prevalent uropathogen that causes UTIs, and that Nitrofurantoin is the superior antibiotic with a high susceptibility rate

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