Retrospective evaluation of urine culturesand antibiograms in cats diagnosed with urinary infection

Antibiotics are substances used to kill pathogenic microorganisms or prevent their proliferation. Urinary tract infection is one of the common infections seen in cats. When such infections are left untreated or as a result of unsuccessful treatment, life-threatening consequences may occur. Today, unconscious and excessive use of antibiotics increases the antibiotic resistance of bacteria. This situation reduces the chance of success in treatment. In this study, bacterial agents were determined in the urine cultures of 50 cats with urinary tract infections brought to Akay Veterinary Clinic. Accordingly, it is determined which bacterial agent grows frequently in which group; It was determined which antibiotics these factors were sensitive and resistant to. As a result of the study, in cases where antibiogram study was performed, the most abundant bacteria were Staphlococus spp. The least prolific ones are Enterobacter spp. and Enterococcus spp. It was determined that the antibiotics to which the bacteria were most sensitive were amikacin, linezolid, vancomycin, teicoplanin and meropenem, and the antibiotics to which they were most resistant were ampicillin, amoxicillin clavunate, penicillin, enrofloxacin, cefoxitin and rifampin. Before using antibiotics in cats with urinary tract infections, antibiogram test should be performed and antibiotics to which the causative agent is resistant and sensitive should be determined and treatment should be applied accordingly. For an effective and successful treatment of urinary tract infections, an antibiogram in urine culture is recommended.