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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 106-109 |
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Urine culture and sensitivity profile in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury
Chinzah Zonunsanga, Asem Rangita Chanu, Hmingthan Mawii, Minggam Pertin, Nongmaithem Romi Singh
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India
Correspondence Address:
Nongmaithem Romi Singh
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal - 795 004, Manipur
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-4958.121576
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Objectives: To determine the urine culture and sensitivity profile in traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients during admission in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation setting in a tertiary care hospital. Study Design: A retrospective descriptive study. Setting: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal. Study Duration: January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Materials and Methods: All the traumatic SCI patients admitted in the department and whose urine samples were sent for culture and sensitivity were included in the study. There were a total of 18 patients. Urine culture revealing a bacterial colony count of 10 5 colony forming units (cfu)/ml was taken as significant bacteriuria. Results: Of all 18 patients, 15 (83.3%) patients had significant bacteriuria showing only gram-negative bacteria and three (16.6%) patients had sterile urine. All the positive urine samples showed growth of only single bacteria except in one (5.5%) patient. The most common organism isolated was Escherichia coli which was found in ten (55.5%) urine samples This was followed by one (5.5%) each for Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, Providencia, Enterobacter and one with combination of Klebsiella with Pseudomonas. Amikacin and nitrofurantoin were the most sentitive antibiotics encountered in majority of the gram-negative isolates. All the organisms were sensitive to imipenem. Conclusion: Only gram-negative bacteria were isolated from the urine samples of traumatic SCI inpatients with E. coli as the most common organism. Amikacin and nitrofurantoin were the most common sensitive antibiotics. |
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