ANTIBIOTICS USES IN THE TREATMENT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH THE URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AND WITHOUT DIABETES MELLITUS

Dr. Inssaf IH. Al–Shemmary*

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) is the most bacterial infections in women. This study was aimed to determine the most antibiotic uses in the treatment of Postmenopausal women with urinary tract infections associated with and without diabetes mellitus. The study was included 100 patients with the age ranged from 53 - 74 years, the study was carried out in college of medicine / Anbar University, in the period from March 2023- June 2024.Patients divided into two groups according to the age: group1 (53-63years) and group 2(64-74years), also divided into two groups according to the diabetes mellitus type 2:UTI with diabetes group and UTI without diabetes group. Patients were diagnosed depending on symptoms, urine analysis and urine culture, they received different antibiotics. The present study found there were significant differences in UTIs with diabetes women between age group1 (35%) and age group 2 (57%) at P≤0.05. Also showed there were significant differences in UTIs without diabetes between age group1 (65%) and age group 2 (43%), at P≤0.05 .There were significant differences in the uses of antibiotics between age groups. The high uses of ceftriaxone and levofloxacin in age group1, while ceftriaxone/metronidazole and meropenem/metronidazole in age group2. This study was concluded that the higher UTIs with diabetes in age group 2rather than in age group1,while the higher UTIs without diabetes women in age group1rather than in age group 2. The high uses of antibiotics according to the age groups were ceftriaxone and levofloxacin in age group1, while ceftriaxone/metronidazole and meropenem/metronidazole in group 2.