Isolation and Identification of Escherichia Coli in Uropathogenesis

• Eman Muftah Elzouki

  College of Medical Technology, Department of Lab Medicine, Derna, Libya

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• Salwa Muftah Eljamay

  College of Medical Technology, Department of Public Health, Derna, Libya

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• Yusra Abrayik Alshilwi

  College of Medical Technology, Department of Lab Medicine, Derna, Libya

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Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) defines a condition in which the urinary tract is infected with a pathogen causing inflammation which is a common, distressing and occasionally life-threatening condition. UTI affects people of all ages and both genders. All patients with UTI are reported with asymptomatic bacteriuria. Females are more susceptible to UTIs compared to males. To ensure appropriate therapy, current knowledge of the organisms that cause UTIs and their antibiotic susceptibility. Methods: This study focused on the frequency of E.coli and their antibiotic susceptibility in different genders in the Derna District. Cultural and biochemical characterization of E.coli. Results: During this study period 200 samples were received, from these samples 180 bacterial isolates were obtained. Out of 180 isolates, 120 were identified as E.coli. Out of this predominant numbers were that of E.coli 120 (66.7%), followed by other bacterial isolated 60 (33.3%). this study shows that the highest E.coli isolated were from married females (93.3%) followed by males (6.7%). The isolated E.coli were sensitive to the various antibiotics. It shows 38.3% sensitivity towards Ciprofloxacin. Followed by levofloxacin and rapamycin which show 25.0% sensitivity, Ampicillin showed 11.7% the lowest sensitivity. Conclusion: Thus our study showed that there were statistically significant differences between the isolated E.coli and age, gender and marital status. We concluded that ciprofloxacin is a better antibiotic used for E. Coli.

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