THE RESISTANCE TO QUINOLONES OF SOME ENTEROBACTERIACEAE STRAINS ISOLATED FROM THE URINARY TRACT

Cristina PERDIVARĂ1, Dumitra RĂDUCANU1*, Daniela TIȚĂ2, Diana-Elena MAFTEI1, Ionuț STOICA1

1. "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, 157 Calea Mărăşeşti Street, 600115, Bacău, Romania, cristinapavel@yahoo.com, danielatita2007@yahoo.com, ionut_stoica23@yahoo.com
2. County Emergency Hospital, 2-4 Spiru Haret Street, Bacău, Romania, danielatita2007@yahoo.com
* Corresponding authors: Răducanu D., Maftei D.
E-mail address: dora.raducanu@ub.ro, diana.maftei@ub.ro

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29081/SCSB.2025.34.2.05

Abstract

The pathogenic microorganisms related to the UTIs etiology frequently belong to the Enterobacteriaceae family. This present study aims the following: to determine the Enterobacteriaceae isolated from the urinary cultures, displaying the most common species, such as: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., and Proteus spp.; to test the biochemical and culture medium-related characteristics by means of some multi-test medium variants (TSI, MIU, Simmons Citrate) and of the API 20 E kit (Biomerieux) to identify the species; to correlate the microbiological data with the clinical factors. The survey on the distribution and number of UTIs from Moldavia region (Romania) during the analyzed period of time pointed out a rather good health state in the human population based on the pathogens’ frequency and the resistance patterns.

Keywords

Antibacterial resistance Enterobacteriaceae Urinary tract infections (UTIs) Quinolones