The study used antibiotic resistance in E. coli blood culture samples patients Shahid Sadoughi hospital in 2015

Introduction: E. coli is one of important causes of illness in children, elderly and people with weakened immune systems in the developing countries This Bacterial Agent several illness such as sepsis, UTIs, meningitis, gastroenteritis. The most prevalent gram-negative bacilli isolated from the patients with sepsis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli blood culture sample used in hospital patients Shahid Sadoughi Yazd to achieve rapid and appropriate treatment information for patients. Methods : This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015 in Yazd hospital Shahid Sadoughi. Between 6429 blood samples were evaluated by bacteriological tests of 104 samples were infected with bacteria E. coli .The antibiotic resistance E. coli strains were assessed disk diffusion method and then the data were analyzed by software spss18. Results: Among the samples that were obtained in 104 patients (1/67) and Escherichia coli by testing for microbiological and chemical isolated and then from 9 antibiotics that were used gentamicin (GM) 1/34 and meropenem (MEN) 2/69, the lowest resistance and the highest resistance ceftriaxone (CRO) 20/62 and Cefixime (CFM) 22/42. Conclusion: According to a study was conducted antibiotics in the treatment of disease caused by the E. coli, which can be used have been successfully meropenem (MEN) and gentamicin (GM)