• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Feb 2024

    Positive Bacterial Culture among Adults with Suspected Urinary Tract Infections Presenting to the Department of Medicine of a Tertiary Care Centre.

    • Bishnu Jwarchan, Subash Sapkota, Durga Dhungana, and Anil Dhakal.
    • Department of Medicine, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal.
    • JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2024 Feb 24; 62 (270): 899189-91.

    IntroductionUrinary tract infections are the most common infections encountered in clinical practice. Treatment needs to take into account the likely organism, comorbidities and local antibiotic sensitivity pattern. This study aimed to find the prevalence of positive bacterial culture among adults with suspected urinary tract infections presenting to the department of medicine of a tertiary care centre.MethodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among adults with suspected urinary tract infections. Data was collected between 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2022 after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Individuals with symptomatic urinary tract infections were included in the study. The antibiotic susceptibility tests of the isolates were done. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval.ResultsAmong 355 patients, positive cultures were obtained in 148 (41.69%) (36.56-46.82, 95% Confidence Interval). Escherichia coli 120 (81.08%) was the predominant organism cultured among the positive bacterial culture cases.ConclusionsThe prevalence of positive bacterial culture was found to be higher than other studies done in similar settings.Keywordsaminoglycosides; Escherichia coli; prevalence; urinary tract infections.

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