Internal Medicine: Open Access
Open Access

Department of Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant E.coli Causing Urinary Tract Infection in Jinnah Medical College Hospital
  Author(s): Shazli Razi* and Zulqurnain Younas
  
  Objective: To determine the prevalence of E.coli causing Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in JMCH during one year 2020-2021. To determine the resistance and sensitive drugs acting on E.coli. Background: Most frequently, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) infection is caused by E.coli, requiring urgent medical attention. Normally E.coli lives abundantly in rectum but when this bacterium comes in urethra it can cause UTI’s. Methods: The retrospective study included 538 patients of which 261 were males and 275 females were admitted to Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Karachi between February 2, 2020-January 20, 2021. The ages, gender, presence of E.coli along with sensitivity and resistance against drugs were recorded and analyzed using SPSS version 16. Resu.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2165-8048.21.s8.003

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