Research Article

Association of Antibiotic Resistance Traits in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) Isolates

Table 2

Categorization and clinical symptoms of urinary tract infection patients (n = 42).

CharacteristicsPrevalence

Mean age irrespective of sex (years/range of year)35/13–68
Mean age of males (years/range of year)42/14–68
Mean age of females (years/range of year)33/13–61
Male (number/% of the patients)8/19.05
Female (number/% of the patients)34/80.95
Age distribution of cases (number/% of the patients)
 11–20 years7/16.67
 21–30 years16/38.10
 31–40 years4/9.52
 41–50 years5/11.91
 51–60 years8/19.05
 61–70 years2/4.75
Clinical conditions general sense of uneasy feeling (number/% of the patients)41/97.62
Discomfort during micturition (number/% of the patients)32/76.19
Lower abdominal pain (number/% of the patients)18/42.86
Burning feelings during micturition (number/% of the patients)34/80.95
Fever (number/% of the patients)35/83.33
Back pain (number/% of the patients)4/9.52
Renal stone (number/% of the patients)2/4.76
Ulcer (number/% of the patients)1/2.38
History of recurrent symptoms in the last six months (number/% of the patients)8/19.05
Antibiotic use in the last one month (number/% of the patients)17/40.48