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October 11, 2025Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical ResearchOpen Access

The pattern of antimicrobial susceptibility among urinary tract bacterial pathogens and the associated resistance profile

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LBLorina I. Badger-EmekaPEPromise Madu Emeka

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Analysis of antimicrobial resistance patterns in urinary tract infections reveals crucial trends in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Key Points

  • The study reveals high multidrug resistance among urinary tract bacterial pathogens, with 59% classified as multidrug-resistant.
  • Escherichia coli was identified in 52% of cases, followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae at 21.56%, indicating prevalent UTI pathogens.
  • Bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility tests were conducted using Vitek Compact 2, analyzing 167 isolates.
  • Findings suggest that continued use of previously effective antibiotics may be crucial due to rising resistance trends among pathogens.

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Badger-Emeka et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e9b1b5ba7d64b6fc131e9ehttps://doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v24i5.7
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