ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE ISOLATED FROM CASES OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN A TERTIARY CARE SETUP

Abstract

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is second on the ranking of most common infection in community practice. It leads to significant morbidity and a high economic burden for treatment. Klebsiella pneumoniae accounts for 2 nd highest organism isolated from urine samples of UTI patients after Escherichia coli. The management of UTI is complicated by the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumonia. Therefore, knowledge of the antibiotic resistance patterns of the pathogen is important not only to provide an appropriate therapy, but also for the prevention of resistance amongst the microbe.