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Title

Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections in Adult and Child Patients.

Authors

AL-Sudani, Estabraq A.; Alash, Sameer A.

Abstract

Urine Samples collected from three hospitals in Baghdad city from adult and child patients suffering from urinary tract infections for 6 months. The samples get reached 1152, the patients old were between few days to 80 years after urine cultured isolation and diagnosis of bacteria done with a modern methods Escherichia coli reached the highest ratio reached 36.36%, In adults between. 49.35-50%, In child 42.56% followed by Klebsiella spp. In ratio. 11.08%, 6.06-12.98 in adult and 10.49% in child, followed by Proteus mirabilis 8.86% where they ranged from 6.93-9.09% in adult to 9.91% in child. Also recorded others species from Enterobacteriace in lowest ratio where they ranged from 0.16% to 3.48% Also observed Gram positive bacteria in highest ratio Streptococcus spp. 7.43% followed by Staphylococcus aureus in 5.53%, Enterococcus in 3.48% and in lowest ration. Species from. Staphylococcus between 0.16%-0.79%. Also observed. Candida spp were about 3.32% in adult and child. Proteus mirabilis were Selected because there different complications in UTIs Patients specially Stone formation, obstructed the catheter, and renal damage. These bacteria were diagnosis in API 20 E and Vitek2, sensitivity test its performed depended on gender and age of patients p. mirabilis the highest percentage in the age groups 31-40, 41-50. years old, 18.75% 25.0% respectively in adult both sexes. while in child the highest percentage in the age groups 10 years old, 55.88% in male than female, also observed highest ratio adult patients with Urinary catheter who are in hospital many significant differences when used different antibiotics. There was a significant impactor effects, for Impenim (IMP) and Meropenemin both sexes in adult and child. Also seen adult samples sensitive for Gentamicin, Cefoxitin, Aztreonam and Ticracillin highest in male than Female, the same results shown in child samples. In addition sensitivity to others antibiotics such as Levofloxacin, Ceftazidim, Cefepime.Inadult, female samples were sensitive to pipracillin, ceftriaxone and Cefotetan highest than male. Many, significant differences were observed for P. mirabilis resistant to different antibiotics such as Cefepime, Cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, pipracillin, Levofloxacin, nitrofurantion, Cotrimaxz in adult male highest than adult female. While in child samples were resistant to Meropenam, Naldalie acid, Trimethprim. nitrofurantoin, cifxime, Ticaracillin and ceftriaxone. Highest in male than female and female child resistant to Sulfanethoxazonl, highest than male.

Subjects

BAGHDAD (Iraq); CHILD patients; URINARY tract infections; AGE groups; CEFEPIME; DISEASE prevalence

Publication

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 11, p4866

ISSN

0976-0245

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.5958/0976-5506.2019.03920.2

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