Uropathogenic Infections Among Patients with Diabetes in Baghdad City

Kassim Khalil, Zena

	Uropathogenic Infections Among Patients with Diabetes in Baghdad City
Iraqi Journal of Science
Article 1, Volume 57, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 360-366
Author
Zena Kassim Khalil
Abstract
One hundred thirty four urine samples were collected from diabetic patients during the period from March –November -2014. From these samples there were 62.7% positive samples, women represented 45.3% and men represented 54.7% , some of them were a symptomatic as women represented 60.5% and men represented 58.7% and some were with clinical symptoms with or without a history of UTI. Hypertension diabetic women represented 45% and men represented 26% .Men suffering from prostate enlargement were represented 35% from the total diabetics .The E.coli isolates were represented 28.6% from the total cases ,Klebsiella spp isolates represented 20%, S. aureus isolates represented 16.7%,Proteus spp isolates represented 15.5% followed by Streptococcus fecalis isolates represented 13% and Candida albicans isolates represented 6.2%. Both gram positive and negative isolates were tested for their susceptibility and resistance to some common antibiotics, S.aureus isolates were resistant to ampicillin , cefotaxime and amoxicillin (71.4%,57%) respectively , Streptococcus fecalis isolates were resistant to erythromycin 82% and susceptible to ampicillin 73% , E.coil isolates were resistant to cloramphenicol 58% and susceptible to ciprofloxacin 83% . Klebsiella spp isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin and gentamicin both (100%) ,Proteus spp isolates were susceptible to norfloxacin 92%.
Keywords
UTI; pathogenic bacteria; diabetes mellitus

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