Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from catheter-associated urinary tract infections in Minia University Hospitals, Egypt | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 February 2025 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2025.355881.1893 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Esraa Badawy* 1; Rasha M Khairy2; Wedad Mahmoud abdelreheam2; Dalia Nabil Kotb3 | ||
| 1Medical microbiology and immunology, faculty of medicine, Minia university, Minia, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt | ||
| 3Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia university, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction and aim of the work: k. pneumoniae is an important cause of hospital acquired infections as urinary tract infections (UTIs) especially catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) that account for 70% of UTI. The aim of this study is to access prevalence of K. pneumoniae among catheter-associated UTIs in hospital setting with regards to antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Subjects and Methods: 192 catheterized patients with symptoms of UTI were enrolled in the study; from whom urine specimens were collected. Urine culture was done on MacConkey agar, colonies more than 105 CFU/ml are further identified for isolation of k. pneumoniae species and antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using disk diffusion method. Results: k. pneumoniae was isolated from 30.7% of inpatients with CAUTI; 94.9% of K. pneumoniae isolates showed multidrug resistance. Absolute resistance was recorded against imipenem while amikacin showed the least resistance (42.4%). Conclusion: Increased rates of multidrug resistant K. pneumoniae isolated from CAUTI which is considered a major health problem facing patients in hospitals and better antibiotic polices should be followed including avoiding exaggerated use of antimicrobial agents. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| UTI; K. pneumoniae; Multidrug resistant | ||
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