Investigation of Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern Among <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains Isolated from Patients Referred to Amir Al-Momenin Hospital, Gerash, Iran
| Author | Aliyar Pirouzi | en |
| Author | Hossain Foruozandeh | en |
| Author | Abbas Farahani | en |
| Author | Jebreil Shamseddin | en |
| Author | Hamideh Mohseni | en |
| Author | Ahmad Abdollahi | en |
| Author | Elham Rezaee | en |
| Author | Zahra Forouzandeh | en |
| Author | Parisa Mohseni | en |
| Author | Fatemeh Fariyabi | en |
| Orcid | Aliyar Pirouzi [0000-0002-7546-4366] | en |
| Orcid | Hossain Foruozandeh [0000-0001-8136-8090] | en |
| Orcid | Abbas Farahani [0000-0002-0245-2612] | en |
| Orcid | Jebreil Shamseddin [0000-0003-3149-9564] | en |
| Issued Date | 2019-12-23 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Antibiotic resistance is now considered as a global problem. Due to the increasing use of antibiotics, and subsequent increase in antibiotic resistance, treatment of bacterial infections has faced many difficulties. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the pattern of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolated from patients referred to the hospital during the years 2016 - 2018. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 2250 samples were taken from outpatient and hospitalized patients (inpatients) during three years (2016 - 2018). After collection, the specimens were cultured in blood agar and EMB media. One thousand six hundred and forty-two positive samples were obtained that from these, a number of 1067 specimens were recognized as E. coli. Antibiotic susceptibility was determined using a disk diffusion method on Mueller Hinton agar media for eight antibiotics. The result was evaluated based on the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Results: In this study, 1642 positive samples were diagnosed that the largest isolated strains were associated with E. coli (65%). About 241 samples belonged to men (22.6%) and 826 samples were isolated from women (77.4%). Based on the findings, most cases of resistance were related to co-trimoxazole with 52.6% and the highest sensitivity was related to nitrofurantoin with 81%. Conclusions: The results of this study indicated that the pattern of antimicrobial resistance is increasing and urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by E. coli isolates with a high rate of resistance still remains an important healthcare problem. Therefore, continuous evaluation of the pattern of resistance in different areas is necessary for promotion of antibacterial management. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/gct.97554 | en |
| Keyword | <i>Escherichia coli</i> | en |
| Keyword | Antimicrobial Resistance | en |
| Keyword | Outpatients | en |
| Keyword | Inpatients | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Investigation of Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern Among <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains Isolated from Patients Referred to Amir Al-Momenin Hospital, Gerash, Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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