MICROBIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION AND AST PATTERN OF MICROORGANISM RESPONSIBLE FOR UTI AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, LUCKNOW

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Abstract – Infections which occur in any part of the urinary tract is known as Urinary Tract Infection. Many of the microorganisms are responsible for causing urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infection is the most common infection in nosocomial infection. The aim of this study was to find out the microbiological profile for urinary tract infection and AST pattern of the organism causing UTI. This study was conducted in the department of microbiology in Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow. A total of 400 samples were collected from a tertiary care hospital, Lucknow. Out of which 153 samples were tested positive for urinary tract infection. Out of which 98 were females and 55 were males. The most prevalent bacteria found to be responsible for causing UTI in the patients was E.coli with prevalence of 58.82%. Other bacteria found to be responsible for causing UTI were Klebsiella, Enterococcus, Pseudomonas, Micrococcus, CoNS, BYLC. Different drugs were used for testing the antibiotic susceptibility of these microorganism.

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