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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common of infections in the clinical practice. Among the bacterial agents of UTI, E. coli continues to be the commonest in both community acquired and hospital acquired cases (Gupta et al., 2002). Other pathogens include Klebsiella, Pseudomonas and other non-fermenters, Enterococcus, Staphylococcus, Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Proteus, etc. Over the last...

Klebsiella Pneumoniae is a non-motile gram-negative bacterium that belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae and that has become a well-recognized cause of nosocomial infections. Multi-drug resistance Klebsiella has been recognized as a cause of hospital acquired infections world wide. (Nima et al., 2008; Keynan and Rubinstein, 2007). They cause different kinds of infections, for example, pneumo...

A retrospective study of antibiotic susceptibility was conducted on data from all uropathogenic Escherichia coli submitted to the MeritCare Clinic-Bemidji, MN and the North Country Regional Hospital-Bemidji, MN during 1990, 1993, and 1996. The proportion of antibiotic resistant strains was generally equal or higher in E. coli isolates from community-acquired infections than with E. coli isolate...

Escherichia Coli is the commonest cause of urinary tract infection (UTI) both in the community and hospital settings. Females experience recurrent UTI in the reproductive age group while men in the older age .Drug resistance among E.coli strains has now become a major concern as clinicians are left with very minimal therapeutic options. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To isolate and identify the commonest ...