title: Antibiotic Resistance in Urinary Isolates ofEscherichia coli.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine the presence of antimicrobial resistance / susceptibility strains ofEscherichia coliin inpatients and outpatients.
  
  
  METHODS
  It is a retrospective study carried out at the Department of Microbiology, Parasitology and Virology Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo. In cooperation with the Microbiological laboratory of the Cantonal Hospital Zenica and the Microbiological laboratory of the General Hospital Tesanj, 3863 urine samples were processed in the period from March 1stto March 31st2016.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our study showed thatE. colihad the highest antimicrobial resistance to trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole (38.61%), followed by amoxicillin / clavulanic acid (19.62%), ciprofloxacin (9.49%), gentamicin (8.86%), cephalexin (8.23%), nitrofurantoin (8.23%), cefuroxime (7.52%), ceftazidime (6.33%), cefuroxime (89.87%), amikacin (4.43%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The isolated strains ofE. colishowed the highest resistance to trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole and amoxicillin / clavulanic acid. The isolated strains ofE. colishowed the greatest susceptibility to amikacin and ceftazidime. Gender distribution of positiveE. coliisolates showed statistically significant differences in favor of females.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Amila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abduzaimovic
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Mufida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aljicevic
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Velma
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rebic
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Sabina Mahmutovic
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Vranic
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, General Hospital Tesanj, Tesanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Kadrija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abduzaimovic
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Cantonal Hospital Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sestic
keywords: E. coli; antimicrobial resistance; susceptibility