Antibiotic resistance has become a concern throughout the world. Escherichia coli is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family which is naturally found in human microbiota and can become pathogenic with various virulence factors. There are many studies on the antibiotic susceptibility of Escherichia coli strains in our country. The aim of this retrospective study was; to determine the resistance of E.coli strains isolated from urine cultures to some antibiotics between November 2017 - November 2018. Antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed using the VITEK 2 Compact ® automated system. The study was planned retrospectively. The susceptibility of isolated E.coli strains to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, ampicillin, imipenem, levofloxacin, meropenem, nitrofurantoin, cefepime, cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole were investigated. The strains showed high resistance to ampicillin at 65% and the least resistance to meropenem 1% and imipenem 2%. High resistance to certain antibiotics is a serious problem. Antibiotic use and resistance development should be monitored and antibiotic use policies should be developed.
Author(s): Ozan Emre Eyupoglu, Ikbal Merve Secen