Antibiotic Screening of Urine Culture for Internal Quality Audit at Amrita Hospital, Kochi

Autor: Aswathy Suresh, Anusha Gopinathan, Kavitha R Dinesh, Anil Kumar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 11, Iss 7, Pp DC24-DC26 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/26089.10236
Popis: Introduction: Urine antimicrobial activity is a seldom analysed laboratory test which greatly impacts the quantification of urine specimens. Presence of antimicrobial activity in the urine reduces the bacterial load in these specimens. Hence, the chances of erroneously reporting insignificant bacteriuria can be reduced on analysis of the antimicrobial activity in urine. Aim: The aim of the study was to measure the antimicrobial activity of urine samples obtained from patients in a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 urine specimens were collected from the study group. Tests like wet mount, Gram staining and culture were performed. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was done on the bacteria isolated from each specimen. The urine specimens were reported as significant bacteriuria (>105 Colony Forming Unit (CFU)/ml) and insignificant bacteriuria (
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