Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 College of Medicine - Anbar University

2 College of Science - Anbar University

3 College of Dentistry - Anbar University

Abstract

Results of culturing 160 urine specimen taken from 160 patients
suffering from symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI) in Al-Ramadi general
hospital in Al-Anbar governorate that actual percentage of UTI in patients were
29.37% , and that the above mention infection was more in females 30% than in
males 29% , and the most who affected were the age group above 60 year.
Eight microorganisms were isolated, the commonest microorganisms were
Staphylococcus epidermidis (34.04%), E. coli (21,27%), Proteus mirabilis (17.02%),
Klebsiella pneumoniae (14.89%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (6.83%), and finally
Enterococcus faecalis (2.12%), Citrobacter freudii (2.12%) and Candida albicanis
(2.12%).

Main Subjects

 
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