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Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Volume-2 | Issue-03
Isolation and Sensitivity of Bacteria Caused Urinary Tract Infections at Wasit Province
Enass A. Abed
Published: June 29, 2014 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i03.055
Pages: 1139-1143
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Abstract
One hundred - twenty samples collected from patients infected with acute and chronic urinary tract infection in
different hospitals of Wasit Province. Seventy five bacterial isolates, which were then, diagnosed using the biochemical
and API 20 tests. These bacteria were diagnosed as Escherichia coli (25%) Klebsiella pneumoniae (10.6%), K.oxytoca
(4%), Enterobacter aerogenes (9.3%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (8%), Proteus mirabilis (5.3%), Serratia marcescens
(4%), Acintobacter baumannii (2.6%), and Citrobacter freundii (I.3%). The positive isolates of the gram stain
representedStaphylococcus aureus (12%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (6.6%), and Enterococcus fecalis (2.6%). The
sensitivity of the isolates of 13 antibiotics was tested. The results showed a variance as far as theirresistance to these
antibiotics. Imipenem is the most effective antibiotic on the studied bacteria isolates. On the other hands, bacteria isolate
showed high resistance to Penicillins and Cephalosporins antibiotics represented Cefotaxime (62%), Cephalexin (74%),
Amoxicillin (77%), and Piperacillin (64%).