title: Antibiotic resistance of E. coli isolates from urine samples of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) patients in Pakistan.
abstract: Drug resistance is becoming alarming with the passage of time worldwide in general and in third world countries in particular. Human urine specimens of patients of urinary tract infection at Sheikh Zayed hospital, Lahore, Pakistan were analyzed for drug resistance in Escherichia coli. A total of 69 Escherichia coli isolates from human urine specimens were obtained and screened for their antibiograms. A total of seven antibiotic resistance profiles were obtained with over 65% of the isolates showing multi-drug resistance. Very high resistance levels were detected against augmentin and gentamicin (87.5 &77.5 % respectively) while imipenem and tazocin recorded the least resistance levels (32.5% and 12.5% respectively) among the isolates.
authors.affiliation: Fatima Memorial College of Medicines and Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saghir Ahmad
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jafri
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qasim
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad.
authors.forename: Muhammad S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Masoud
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad.
authors.forename: Mahmood-Ur-
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, The university of Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mateen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Izhar
authors.affiliation: FPGMI, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saqib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kazmi
keywords: Antibiotic resistance; E.coli; Isolate; Urinart Tract infection; susceptibility