Antibiotic resistance profile of Escherichia coli among urological adult patients in public hospital of Thaiban at Madaba Governorate/Jordan

Escherichia coli is the most prevalent bacterium causing Urinary Tract Infections (UTI). The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of E. coli organisms causing UTIs in Thaiban region at Madaba city and to assess their pattern of antibiotic resistance. The study was conducted from January to December 2023 on 295 adult patients with urinary tract infections who were either inpatients or outpatients. Their ages ranged from 40 to 98. All the urine samples by the hospital and in accordance with the accepted procedures, significant bacteriuria received, and susceptibility tests analyzed. From 295 urine samples taken from UTI patients, 157 (53%) were female and 138 (47%) were male; 52 (18%) of the 295 samples had positive urine cultures. E. coli was the most common bacteria among the isolated pathogens 36 (69%) followed by Klebsiella 6 (11.5%), Proteus 6 (11.5%), Pseudomonas 2 (3.8%), and Enterobacteria 2 (3.8%). The highest resistance rate (61.7%) found against amoxicillin (10 μg) while the lowest resistance rate (5.5%) was against imipenem (10 μg). In conclusion, E. coli was the most prevalent isolated bacterium, and the most effective antibiotic for it was imipenem.