Determination of the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Gram positive bacteria causing UTI in Dhaka Bangladesh

Urinary Tract Infection (UTIs) is referred as one of the most common infection in medical sectors worldwide and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is also a global threat to human that is related with many diseases. As antibiotics used for the treatment of infectious diseases, the rate of resistance is increasing day by day. Gram positive pathogens are commonly found in urine sample collected from different age groups of people, associated with UTI. The study was conducted in a diagnostic center in Dhaka, Bangladesh with total 1308 urine samples from November 2021 to April 2022. Gram positive pathogens were isolated and antimicrobial susceptibility tests were done. From total 121 samples of gram positive bacteria the highest prevalence rate of UTIs was found in age group of 21-30 year. Mostly Enterococcus spp. (33.05%) Staphylococcus aureus (27.27%), Streptococcus spp. (20.66%), Beta-hemolytic streptococci (19.00%) were found as causative agents of UTI compared to others. The majority of isolates have been detected as multi-drug resistant (MDR). The higher percentage of antibiotic resistance were found against Azithromycin (75%), and cefixime (64.46%). This research focused on the regular basis of surveillance for the Gram-positive bacteria antibiotic susceptibility to increase awareness about the use of proper antibiotic thus minimize the drug resistance.
Comment: 16 pages, 4 figures