Clinical Treatment of UTI in Rats Induced by Pathogenic E. Coli

Abstract

The present study objective was to evaluate the therapeutics effects of ciprofloxacin and gentamicin on UTI
induced experimentally by E. coli in rats. Forty female rats were divided into two groups, infected (30 rats)
and control (10 rats). The infected group were inoculated intraurethral by 108
suspension of E. coli. Then the
infected group subdivided into 3 subgroups, G1 which serve as control positive, G2 which inoculated by E.
coli and then treated by ciprofloxacin 50mg/kg, G3 were inoculated by E. coli then treated with gentamicin
40 mg/kg.Treatment with antibiotics started 24 hours after bacterial inoculation and finished 72 hours after
the initial therapy. The length of antibiotic medication was chosen for both antibiotics as a short-term 3 days
therapy.The animals were monitored for presence of signs. E. coli urine bacterial demonstration were done
at 1 week before infection and 24hrs., 48hrs, 96hrs, 6 days, 12 days and 24 days after infection. There was
significant increase (P<0.05) in E. coli viable count in all infectedgroups, in addition the result of optical
density (OD) by using spectrophotometry record increased threshold of the OD of the urine culture of all
infected groups after (24 hrs.) of infection compared with control group, The current results showed that
UTI symptoms and bacterial isolation were decreased after treatment by both ciprofloxacin and gentamicin
as compared with G1 group.
In conclusion, ciprofloxacin and gentamicin can alleviate the symptoms of UTI after single dose.