DETERMINATIN OF THE BACTERIAL TYPES THAT CAUSE URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN DIYALA PROVEN

Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a very common confusion a physician must deal with both in outpatient and hospitalized patients. U.T.I. is important because it may involve the urethra, the bladder, ureterus and kidneys.UTIs cause considerable discomfort and inconvenience to the patient and are occasionally responsible for protected symptoms or more serious manifestation ,such as sepsis, and death .To determine the important species of bacteria species that cause the U.T.I in diyala proven and other statistical information's. A total of 150 patient with signs and symptoms of UTI, and 150 randomly sampled as controls from out-patient clinicals with no signs or symptoms of UTIs were enrolled in this study .Urine specimens were subjected to general urine analysis for bacteria, pus, and renal casts, and then these specimens were cultured on blood,maCconkey & nutrient agar using loop method to differentiate the bacterial species .Only 39(26%) patients were positive for significant UTI. UTIs are less common in females than males (6%and 20%) respectively. The higher prevalence fond in older cases (more than forty years ).Escherichia coli is the predominant organism to be isolated (56%).From the total patients and throughout the general urine analysis examination , it seems that only 111(74%) excreted pus cells.