International Journal of Academic Health and Medical Research (IJAHMR)   Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 10 | Page No.: 10-15 Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection in Renal Transplant Patients and their Susceptibility to Antibiotics in Ahmed Gasim Hospital Khartoum North Download PDF Obadah Emam Abd Algader Yousif , Siham Mohammed Sulieman, Talal Abdelmahmoud Elsharif Mahmoud, Lina Murtada Abdelrasheed Derar, Hadeel Osama Alnour Mahgoub, Sakina Abdelmouneim Hassan Elfadil, Talal Balla Akasha Saad Abstract: This study aimed to determine the bacterial causative agent that cause urinary tract infection after renal transplantation and to determine the appropriate treatment for it, in prospective cross-sectional hospital based study which was conducted in Ahmed Gasim hospital, A total of 100 patients clinically suspected of having UTI after renal transplantation were included, They were made of 60 females and 40 males, Urine samples were collected and cultured to identify bacteria and antibiotic susceptibility was done. The result showed that out of the total collected samples sixty-five (65%) specimens gave growth while thirty-five (35%) specimens gave no growth. (66.6%) of female samples and (62.5%) of male samples showed positive growth. The majority of patients (41.5%) were over 60 years old. Escherichia coli was the most common isolate representing 35 (53.80%) followed by Enterococcus faecalis representing 10 (15.40%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa representing 9 (13.80%), Staphylococcus aureus representing 7 (10.80%), Klebsiella pneumoniae representing 2 (3.10%) and Proteus mirabilis representing 2 (3.10%). Isolated microorganism showed varied sensitivity to most used antibiotics.