Purpose
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are prevalent in pregnancy and may contribute to problems including pyelonephritis, premature labour, and low birth weight. Rising antimicrobial resistance has impacted the efficiency of conventional oral antibiotics, emphasising the significance of alternatives, such as fosfomycin. To determine the frequency of fosfomycin resistance in uropathogens isolated from pregnant women, evaluate their antimicrobial susceptibility, and identify fosA and fosA3 resistance genes.
Methods
A prospective, hospital-based investigation was conducted that included midstream urine samples from 250 pregnant women were processed using conventional microbiological methods. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion technique. Agar dilution was used to estimate fosfomycin minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). PCR was used to identify the fosA and fosA3 genes in phenotypically resistant isolates.
Results
Out of 250 samples, 118 (47.2 %) showed significant bacteriuria. Escherichia coli (35.9 %) was the most common isolate, followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (24.4 %) and Enterococcus faecalis (19.2 %). Resistance to ampicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanate was found to be high. Fosfomycin showed 96.2 % susceptibility by disc diffusion. MIC analysis indicated that the majority of E. coli and Enterococcus isolates had low MICs. No fosA or fosA3 genes were found in resistant isolates, suggesting that resistance is due to non-plasmid processes.
Conclusions
Fosfomycin remains effective against uropathogens in pregnant women, with no plasmid-mediated resistance found in this North Indian cohort. Its single-dose administration provides a compliance benefit, particularly in low-resource prenatal care settings. Continued regional surveillance and antimicrobial management are required to maintain its effectiveness and guide empirical treatment throughout pregnancy.
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