Table 1 Distribution of uropathogens that cause urinary tract infection according age category in period from January to March 2008
Uropathogens | Frequency among patients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elderly (n = 48) | Adult (n = 83) | Pediatric (n = 31) | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Escherichia coli | 22 | 45.83 | 50 | 60.24 | 29 | 93.55 |
Enterobacter species | 5 | 10.42 | 4 | 4.82 | 0 | 0 |
Klebsiella species | 5 | 10.42 | 7 | 8.43 | 0 | 0 |
Extended spectrum B lactamase (ESBL) | 4 | 8.33 | 4 | 4.82 | 1 | 3.23 |
Acinetobacter species | 3 | 6.25 | 1 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |
Group B sterptococcus | 2 | 4.17 | 7 | 8.43 | 0 | 0 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 | 4.17 | 7 | 8.43 | 0 | 0 |
Candida species | 1 | 2.08 | 1 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |
Morganella morganii | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Proteus merabilis | 1 | 2.08 | 1 | 1.20 | 1 | 3.23 |
Serratia marcescens | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |