A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND TREATMENT OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN TELANGANA STATE

SYEDA RANA NIKHAT; JUVEYRIA KAREEM; ASMA LATEEF; SYEDA RUHI FATIMA; RAFIA SULTANA

doi:10.22159/ijpps.2022v14i12.46191

Authors

SYEDA RANA NIKHAT Department of Pharmacology, Mesco College of Pharmacy, Mustaidpura, Hyderabad, Telangana State, 500006, India
JUVEYRIA KAREEM Department of Pharmacology, Mesco College of Pharmacy, Mustaidpura, Hyderabad, Telangana State, 500006, India
ASMA LATEEF Department of Pharmacology, Mesco College of Pharmacy, Mustaidpura, Hyderabad, Telangana State, 500006, India
SYEDA RUHI FATIMA Department of Pharmacology, Mesco College of Pharmacy, Mustaidpura, Hyderabad, Telangana State, 500006, India
RAFIA SULTANA Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Osmania General Hospital, Afzal Gunj, Hyderabad, Telangana State, 500012, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijpps.2022v14i12.46191

Keywords:

Pyelonephritis, Symptomatic asymptomatic bacteuria, Cystitis

Abstract

Objective: To study the Prevalence of urinary tract infections and related risk factors and to study the Management of urinary tract infections.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study conducted in General Medicine Department, Osmania General Hospital (OGH), a tertiary care teaching hospital in Telangana State, where patients presenting or highly suspicious of having UTIs were included in the study. Pregnant women, Children, Patients who are not willing to participate were excluded from the study. Data was collected in predesigned Data collection forms.

Results: Over a period of 6 Mo a total of 75 UTI cases were observed in General Medicine Department of OGH, which included 33 Males, and 42 Females. High prevalence of UTI were observed in Females in the middle age group i.e. 31-45 y, whereas in Males, in senior adult group i.e.,>60 y. The age group 18-30 y have shown the dominance of Uncomplicated UTIs(19%) and Primary UTIs (17%) and the age group>60 y have shown the dominance of Complicated UTIs (25%) and Recurrent UTIs(23%). The most common causative organism was found to be E. coli (69.3%). It was confirmed that the most common risk factor was found to be Diabetes Mellitus, followed by Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease. The most common antibiotic prescribed for UTI was Piperacillin+Tazobactum and for fungal UTIs, an antifungal drug i.e., Fluconazole was prescribed.

Conclusion: E. coli are the major cause of UTIs among patients It is discovered that UTI is common among females. Hospitalisation, married individuals, Diabetes mellitus, genitourinary tract abnormalities, congestive cardiac failure, hypertension, prostatitis and female gender are the most important risk factors of UTIs. Appropriate measures may help to reduce UTIs due to these associated factors.

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