Evaluation of Antimicrobial Resistance of Uropathogenes Involved in Urinary Tract Infections in ICU Patients

Abstract

The aim of the retrospective study was the analysis of antibiotic resistance patterns of bacteria involved in urinary tract infections in patients hospitalized during 2019 in the Intensive Care Unit of the Clinical County Emergency Hospital Brasov. The main bacteria involved were Escherichia coli (38,68%), Klebsiella species (23,69%) and Enterococcus species (15,68%). Various degrees of resistance to the tested antibiotics were observed. ESBL strains were detected at Escherichia coli (20,72.%) and Klebsiella species (10,29%). Carbapenem resistant strains were detected at Klebsiella spp. (48,48%), P. aeruginosa (56,25%) and Acinetobacter spp. (85,71%). MRSA, VRE and HLAR strains were also detected in the studied group.