Antimicrobial susceptibility and risk factors of uropathogens in symptomatic urinary tract infection cases at Dessie Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

The prevalence of UTI among syptomatic patients was 22.7%. E. coli and coagulase negative Staphylococcus were the predominant isolates. The identified bacteria were resistant to commonly use antimicrobials. Therefore, there should be continuous surveillance of UTI and antimicrobial susceptibility testing to minimize urinary tract infection and antibiotic resistance in our study setting.