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<p>Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are currently one of the most important medical practice visits. The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the community complicates the therapeutic management. The aim of this study is to investigate the bacteria associated with community acquired urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs) and the antibiotic resistance pattern of bacterial isolates during 2021 in Algiers, northern Algeria. A total of 548 urine samples from patients with CA-UTIs symptoms were analyzed. Pure bacterial isolates were identified using morphological and biochemical characteristics, and subjected to antibiogram evaluation using the disk diffusion method. A total 133 out of 548 patients (24.27%) had positive CA-UTIs, mainly affecting women (84.21%). A percentage of 87.22% of isolates were identified as <italic>Enterobacteriaceae</italic>, which were represented mostly by <italic>Escherichia coli</italic> (76 isolates), <italic>Klebsiella pneumoniae</italic> (13 isolates), and <italic>Proteus mirabilis</italic> (13 isolates). A number of 125 isolates (93.98%) were resistant to at least one antibiotic tested. The results showed the highest antibiotic resistance to ampicillin (92.24%) and amoxicillinclavulanic acid (91.37%), and revealed the most sensitivity to cefotaxime and nitrofurantoin (95.69%) and colistin (93.11%). The results of this study revealed high concerns about CA-UTIs caused by multidrug-resistant <italic>Enterobacteriaceae</italic>.</p>
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are currently one of the most important medical practice visits. The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the community complicates the therapeutic management. The aim of this study is to investigate the bacteria associated with community acquired urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs) and the antibiotic resistance pattern of bacterial isolates during 2021 in Algiers, northern Algeria. A total of 548 urine samples from patients with CA-UTIs symptoms were analyzed. Pure bacterial isolates were identified using morphological and biochemical characteristics, and subjected to antibiogram evaluation using the disk diffusion method. A total 133 out of 548 patients (24.27%) had positive CA-UTIs, mainly affecting women (84.21%). A percentage of 87.22% of isolates were identified as Enterobacteriaceae, which were represented mostly by Escherichia coli (76 isolates), Klebsiella pneumoniae (13 isolates), and Proteus mirabilis (13 isolates). A number of 125 isolates (93.98%) were resistant to at least one antibiotic tested. The results showed the highest antibiotic resistance to ampicillin (92.24%) and amoxicillinclavulanic acid (91.37%), and revealed the most sensitivity to cefotaxime and nitrofurantoin (95.69%) and colistin (93.11%). The results of this study revealed high concerns about CA-UTIs caused by multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.

Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of <italic>Enterobacteriaceae</italic> Strains Isolated from Community Urinary Tract Infections in Algiers, Algeria

Environnement et Santé (BES), Université Blida 1

Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens (LBSM)

Laboratoire de Valorisation et Conservation des Écosystèmes Arides (LVCEA), Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre

Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences et Technologie

Advanced Research in Life Sciences

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Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of  Strains Isolated from Community Urinary Tract Infections in Algiers, Algeria

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are currently one of the most important medical practice visits. The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the community...

Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Enterobacteriaceae Strains Isolated from Community Urinary Tract Infections in Algiers, Algeria

Publié en ligne: 11 avr. 2023

Pages: 46 - 53

Reçu: 01 févr. 2023

Accepté: 01 avr. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arls-2023-0006

Mots clés
community UTI, Algiers, multidrug resistance

© 2023 Sarra Benmoumou et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Enterobacteriaceae Strains Isolated from Community Urinary Tract Infections in Algiers, Algeria

Publié en ligne: 11 avr. 2023

Pages: 46 - 53

Reçu: 01 févr. 2023

Accepté: 01 avr. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arls-2023-0006

Mots cléscommunity UTI, Algiers, multidrug resistance

© 2023 Sarra Benmoumou et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
community UTI, Algiers, multidrug resistance