The incidence of Lower (UTI) according to the age and sex in Ramadi City.

  • Essam M. Abdullah Department of microbiology, collage of medicine , Al-Anbar University
  • Saad T. Mutlak Department of microbiology, collage of medicine , Al-Anbar University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32007/jfacmedbagdad.v3289-291%25
Keywords: MSU, E. coli, LUTI.

Abstract

Back ground: A urinary tract infection is one of the most common diseases occurring from neonate up to geriatric age groups
Patients and Methods: A total of (100) Midstream urine (MSU) samples were collected from patients having signs and symptoms of Lower urinary tract infection. These patients were attending Urology Clinic, Ramadi General Hospital.
Result: Culturing of (100) MSU samples on MacConky and blood agar resulted in (5) types of bacteria which included: Escherichia coli (46%) and it was found the most frequent bacteria causing LUTI. This is followed by Klebsiella pneumonia (23%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (13%), Proteus mirabilis (10%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (8%).
Conclusion: Out of the total studied samples, (38%) were males and (62%) were females. It was found that the age of frequent infection was 60 year in male, while in female was 16-35 year.

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2009-10-01
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Abdullah E, Mutlak S. The incidence of Lower (UTI) according to the age and sex in Ramadi City. J Fac Med Bagdad [Internet]. 1Oct.2009 [cited 21Nov.2019];51(3):289-91. Available from: http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/1127
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Vol 51 No 3 (2009): Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad
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