Original article
English
I.M. Kashbur 1, Othman A. Kadiki 2, Abida M. Malik 2, Leila A. Bilal 2
1-Department of Microbiology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya 3-Diabetic Clinic, Benghazi, Libya
Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 11, No. 1-2 . January 1988: 60-64
Abstract
This prospective study in adult Libyan diabetic patients showed covert bacteriuria in 12.7% of non-pregnant and 13.3% of pregnant diabetic women while only 2.7% of diabetic males were bacteriuric. The prevalence in the diabetic population was significant as compared to non-diabetics (p value <0.05). Escherichia coli, the most common single organism isolated (61.5%), showed resistance to the more frequently prescri bed antibiotics in that clinic such as Ampicillin (58.8%), Cotrimoxazole (57.7%) Suiphafurazol (96.9%) and Tetracycline (50.5%) as compared to less commonly used drugs. A similar pattern of resistance was also observed with other organisms highlighting the emergence of resistant strains in high risk patients due to frequent misuse of antibiotics. Keywords: Prevalence of Bacteriuria in Libyan Diabetic Patients - A Cross-Sectional Study Link/DOI: