ABSTRACT

Background: A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects most organs of the urinary system, which includes the kidneys, ureters and bladder, especially the lower part of the urinary tract, especially the bladder and urethra. Females are usually more likely to be infected than males. Most often urinary tract infections are treated with antibiotics, but at the same time, some preventive measures can be taken to reduce urinary tract infections. Methods: One hundred urine samples were taken from patients of different ages (20-45 years) and were collected and tested for urinary tract infection according to World Health Organization protocol. Bacteria were cultured on Blood and MacConkey and CLED and EMB medium and stained by gram stain and antibiotic sensitivity test method. Results: One hundred urine samples were taken, 70% of specimens gave growth of bacteria while 30% gave no growth 40/70 (57.14%) of growth can from female patients, while 30/70 (42.86%) from male patients, 50/70(71.43%) of which were gram-negative bacillus bacteria and 20/70(28.57%) of the gram-positive cocci bacteria. The gram negative bacteria includes E.coli by about 25/50 (50% ) and Proteus mirabilis about 13/50(26%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa about 7/50(14%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae about 5/50(10%). Conclusion: The gram-positive bacteria contained about 10/20(50%) of them Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus saprophyticus about 6/20(30%) and Staphylococcus epiderimidis about 4/20 (20%).