Recent Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern Escherichia Coli in Urinary Tract Infection

E.coli and other coli forms account for the large majority of naturally acquired urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are serious, but common, health problem affecting millions of people each year women are especially prone to urinary tract infections for reasons that are poorly understood.

Normal urine is sterile and contains fluids salts, and waste products, but it is free of bacteria, viruses and fungi. An infection occurs when microorganisms usually bacteria from the digestive tract cling to the urethra and be gain to multiply. Most infections are due Escherichia coli (E.coli) which normally live in the colon. Other micro organisms like Chlamydia and mycoplasma may also cause Urinary tract infections in both men and women but these infections tend to infect reproductive system and may be sexually transmitted.