Introduction: In the recent years, extra-intestinal Escherichia coli infection has been a very important cause of mortality and morbidity. However, only a limited number of literatures are available on the clinical presentation and the outcome of the extra-intestinal pathogenic E.coli (ExPEC) infections. We investigated the prevalence, risk factors, anti-biogram and the outcome of the antibiotic treatment of the extra-intestinal infections caused by E.coli among hospitalized patients. This descriptive study was carried out in a multispeciality, tertiary care hospital.
Methods and Material: Two hundred ExPEC infected patients were included in the study. The demographic data, risk factors, details of the organ failure, anti-biogram, treatment and the outcome were collected in a structured pro forma. The severity was assessed by the APACHE II Score. The E.coli isolates were…
