Dr. Aissatou Boiro is a Guinean microbiologist and Research Fellow under CAMES. She is a researcher in the Department of Microbiology at the Guinea Institute for Applied Biology Research (IRBAG-Kindia). Her professional work is focused on microbiology and applied biological research.

Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile of Uropathogenic Enterobacteria Isolated from Pregnant Women at the Alpha Oumar Diallo Regional Hospital in Kindia:                                      

Urinary tract infections are a major public health problem. Given their severity for both the mother and the fetus, they require proper diagnosis and management. The objective was to describe the antibiotic susceptibility profile of uropathogenic bacteria isolated from pregnant women at the Kindia Regional Hospital. This was a prospective, descriptive study that lasted six (6) months, from May 5 to November 6, 2024. Standard isolation and identification methods were used to analyze our samples. The results show a 66% prevalence of positive urine culture versus 34% negative, with Gram-negative bacilli accounting for 49% and Gram-positive cocci for 51%. Enterobacteria accounted for 73%, of which E. coli constituted 51.47%; non-enterobacteria accounted for 27%, with Staphylococcus sp. being the most common, at 35%. The antibiotic susceptibility testing showed sensitivity to ciprofloxacin (69%), levofloxacin (56%), nalidixic acid (28%), ofloxacin (12%), kanamycin (15%), ceftriaxone (45%), and cefixime (32%). However, other antibiotics showed resistance, such as erythromycin (51.47%), lincomycin (43%), and ticarcillin (16%). Furthermore, resistance to certain antibiotics could not be determined, such as vancomycin (60.29%), imipenem (90%), and ceftazidime (87%). These findings highlight the multidrug resistance of uropathogenic bacteria in pregnant women in Kindia, which necessitates ongoing monitoring of antibiotic resistance.                                                           Keywords: Uropathogen, Enterobacteria, pregnant woman, Kindia, which necessitates ongoing monitoring of antibiotic resistance.