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Published on: March 3, 2023
[Frequency and antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria identified in urine]
Y Sekhsokh1, M Chadli, S A El Hamzaoui
1Laboratoire de microbiologie, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed-V, Rabat 10100, Maroc. yassinesekhsokh@yahoo.fr
Objective:
The authors had for aim to evaluate the frequency of isolation and the antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria responsible for urinary infections among in and out-patients.
Methods:
A retrospective study was carried out at the Microbiology Laboratory of the Mohammed-V Military Instruction Hospital in Rabat, on bacteria isolated from 896 positive cytobacteriologic examinations of urine, from January 1 to December 31, 2005.
Results:
Among the 7472 urinary samples, 896 answered the criteria of urinary infection (12%). Urinary infections were more frequent in in-patients (57.8%; sex-ratio F/M=1:16). Enterobacteria were the most frequent (85%) and especially Escherichia coli (44.7%). Gram positive bacteria (11.6%) were more frequently Staphylococcus saprophyticus (3.1%). E. coli was highly resistant to amoxicillin, and sulfamethoxazole, whereas quinolones and aminosides maintained a good activity and third generation cephalosporines remain active (97% of susceptibility). Among the enterobacteria present, 3.2% were resistant to third generation cephalosporines with extended spectrum betalactamase.
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