Multidrug resistance in proteus species isolated from outpatients with urinary tract infections in Minia university hospitals, Egypt

Introduction and aim of the work: Proteus species represent an important cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs) both in community and hospital settings. Proteus species are more isolated from inpatients especially in catheter associated UTIs while little information is available among outpatients. The current study aims to access prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of proteus species isolated from outpatients with UTIs. Subjects and Methods: 135 outpatients presented with symptoms of UTI from whom midstream urine samples were collected. Urine culture was done on MacConkey agar, colonies more than 105 CFU/ml are further identified for isolation of proteus species and antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using disk diffusion method. Results: proteus species were isolated from 11% of outpatients with UTIs. All proteus isolates were sensitive to Gentamicin and resistant to Cefazolin and nitrofurantoin; 75% of proteus isolates showed multidrug resistance. Conclusion: Increased rates of multidrug resistant proteus isolated from community acquired urinary tract infections.