BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AT HYDERABAD, SINDH

Samreen Shah; Ghulam Asghar Mako; Sarfraz Ahmed Tunio; Shaista Bano

doi:10.34016/pjbt.2024.21.02.921

Authors

Samreen Shah Institute of Microbiology University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
Ghulam Asghar Mako Institute of Microbiology University of Sindh Jamshoro
Sarfraz Ahmed Tunio Institute of Microbiology University of Sindh Jamshoro
Shaista Bano Institute of Microbiology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2024.21.02.921

Keywords:

UTI, Bacteria, Uropathogens, E. coli, Pakistan

Abstract

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) is a condition in which micro-organisms multiply within the tract to establish infection. The aim of this study was to assess bacteriological profiling of UTI in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Isolation and identification of bacterial uropathogens were carried out using standard microbiological methods such as microscopic analysis, cultural characteristics, and biochemical testing. A total of 320 urine samples were investigated for bacteriological analysis. Among them, 116 (36.26%) urine samples yielded bacterial growth, which included 74 (23.12%) female and 42 (13.13%) male patients. Bacterial distribution revealed that the most frequent isolate was Escherichia. coli which accounted 60.34% (n=70) of the isolates followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae 13.79% (n=16), Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7.76% (n=9), Enterococcus spp. 7.76% (n=9), Streptococcus spp. 4.31% (n=5), Staphylococcus aureus 3.4% (n=4), Proteus mirabilis 2.59% (n=3). It is concluded that the, bacteriological profiling of urine samples revealed seven different uropathogens circulating in Hyderabad with high prevalence of E. coli.

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