Bacteriological profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility pattern of isolates from Urinary Tract Infections in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most commonly occurring community acquired infections in developing countries owing to lack of sanitation and unhygienic toilet habits. Normally urine in the urinary bladder is sterile (Humayun et al. 2012) The detection of pathogenic microorganisms in the kidney, bladder, urethra or urine with or without symptoms is called UTI. Faecal flora may reach the bladder via the urethra due to retrograde ascent (Al Jebouri et al. 2013) It is more common in females due to presence of shorter urethra. The other predisposing factors being use of contraceptive methods (diaphragms, spermicidal agents) menopause, urinary International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319 7706 Volume 5 Number 3(2016) pp. 428 435 Journal homepage: http:/www.ijcmas.com