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Background: Urinary tract infection is common in all age groups. It is more common in females, immunocompromised patients and those who have been catheterized or had some other invasive procedure of urinary tract. Gram negative and gram positive microorganisms are responsible for UTI. Sensitivity of uropathogens to antimicrobial drugs has changed over the past many years
Objective: The present study was planned to determine the common uropathogens, their antimicrobial sensitivity and clinical profile at a tertiary level health facility
Material and Methods: In this cross sectional study, urine samples of two hundred symptomatic patients were studied and the underlying pathogens were identified by appropriate methods. The present study was conducted from 1st May, 2009 to 31st May, 2012 in Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad. This study was conducted from 1st May, 2009 to 31st May, 2012, in Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad. Subsequently their sensitivity to antibiotics was determined by the recommended method. The data was entered and analyzed in SPSS 15
Results: Female patients were more than males. Increased frequency and dysuria were observed in all patients. E.coli was the commonest pathogen identified, followed by Klebsiella, Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas species. E.coli was sensitive to aminoglycosides, carbapenum and quinolones in decreasing order of frequency. Klebseilla and pseudomonas are sensitive to nor floxacin, whereas, Staphylococcus are sensitive to quinolones
Conclusion: E.coli remains the most common uropathogen. Antimicrobial sensitivity of uropathogens showed a changing pattern