**2.1 Urinary tract infections (UTIs)**

UTIs including prostatitis, epididymitis and cystitis are the most common types of infections caused by ENT. Majority of the patients includes older men as compared to young women. Upper UTIs which lead to bacteremia also occurred in young men [14]. According to a report presented to NHSN by center of disease control and prevention (CDC), *Enterococcus spp.* account for 14.9% of the total catheter associated UTIs between 2006 and 2007 [8]. Moreover, it is also reported that 15% of UTIs occur in ICU setting with VRE being the major health care associated pathogen [15].
