[Urinary tract pathogens in uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections in women in Norway].
BACKGROUND
We wanted to investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility of urinary tract pathogens in uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections in adult women in Norway.


METHODS
Urine samples from 312 adult women with symptoms of uncomplicated urinary tract infections from eight general practices were included.


RESULTS
Significant bacteriuria was found in 187 samples (60%). E coli was isolated from 153 (82%) of these samples. Other isolated uropathogens were S saprophyticus 18 (10%), Proteus spp 6 (3%), Klebsiella spp 4 (2%), Enterobacter spp 2 (1%), enterococci 1 (0.5%) and other Gram-positive bacteria 3 (1,5%). No fungi were isolated. Of the E coli isolates, 1 %, 1 % and 9 % were resistant to nitrofurantoin, mecillinam and trimetoprim respectively. All S saprophyticus isolates were sensitive to nitrofurantoin and trimetoprim.


CONCLUSIONS
Antibiotic resistance of urinary tract pathogens causing uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adult women in general practice is still low in Norway.
Jureen
Roland
R
Avdeling for mikrobiologi og immunologi, Gades Institutt, Haukeland Universitetssykehus, Bergen. roland.jureen@haukeland.no
Digranes
Asbjørn
A
Baerheim
Anders
A
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000560:Amdinocillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000668:Ampicillin Resistance; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009582:Nitrofurantoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014296:Trimethoprim Resistance; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; D010406:Penicillins; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D000667:Ampicillin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D009582:Nitrofurantoin; D000560:Amdinocillin