Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Uropathogens in Obstetric patients

Kareem Ghaly Mohamed; Sarmad Nory Gany; Thukra Abdullah Mahmood; Hanaa Ahmed Al-Sagheer

doi:10.28922/qmj.2008.4.5.194-203

Authors

Kareem Ghaly Mohamed Dept.of Community Medicine, Kufa University
Sarmad Nory Gany Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutic, Kufa Universty
Thukra Abdullah Mahmood Dept. of Community Medicine, Kufa University
Hanaa Ahmed Al-Sagheer Dept. of Gynaecology / Obstetric maternity & Child Teaching Hospital , Najaf

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28922/qmj.2008.4.5.194-203

Abstract

Across-sectional study was done to know the patterns of antimicrobial Susceptibility test of isolated uropathogens among pregnant women attending the Department of Gynaecology/Obstetric at the maternity&Child Teaching Hospital in Najaf Governorate.The study was conducted during the period between August 2006 to August 2007 .The study showed that 28%of pregnant women whom complained of signs & symptoms of urinary tract mfection (UTI) had a positive cultural result .The predominant pathogen was E.coli (44%) with high susceptibility test result to cefotaxim , ciprofloxacin , amikacin, and a high resistant rate to trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole & ampicillin.