Urinary tract infections are common bacterial infections that affect the urethra, bladder, ureter or the kidney. It is the second most common infectious presentation in community medical practice with a high rate of morbidity and financial cost. This infection has burden rate of 150 million cases are estimated per annum while around 8 million cases are attributed to UTI in the USA. The study was conducted in the department of Microbiology, GMCH, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India during the period of year 2014-2015 on 356 patients, clinically diagnosed as Community acquired UTI. 100 non-duplicate urinary isolates of Escherichia coli from patients with clinically evident UTI were included in the study. Samples were collected from the patients after obtaining an informed verbal consent. Method employed for collection of urine was Midstream clean catch technique. |
