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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
The Microbial Agents Of Urinary Tract Infections At Central Laboratory Of Dr. Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Payam BEHZADIa,Elham BEHZADIb
aDepartment of Microbiology, MSc on Microbiology,Faculty Member, Islamic Azad University,Shahriyar-Shahre Qods Branch,bDepartment of Microbiology,MSc on Microbiology,Islamic Azad University,Science and Research Campus,Tehran
Objective: The aim of this study, was to determine the incidence and variety of microbial agents cause Urinary Tract Infections in patients who refered to Central Laboratory of Dr. Shariati Hospital, during 1 year (June 2004- June 2005). Material and Methods: As a retrospective epidemiological investigation, the recorded data were reviewed and collected by the questionnaires consisting of short-answer questions. Finally, the statistical analyses of Chi Square were done by SPSS software version 15. Results: The results of this study indicated that, there were 13 different microbial agents involved in Urinary Tract Infections. The microorganisms respectively were: Escherichia coli, Streptococcus spp., Klebsiella spp., Staphylococcus spp., Acinetobacter spp. Candida albicans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus spp., Enterobacter spp., Citrobacter spp., Diphtheroids, Morganella morganii and Salmonella spp. Conclusion: Escherichia coli, was the most frequent microbial agent of Urinary Tract Infections and most of the microorganisms isolated were from women. In spite of the variety of pathogenic microorganisms, in the most cases, the association between Urinary Tract Infections and female gender was significant.Keywords: Epidemiology, microbial agents, urinary tract infectionsTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2008, 28:445-449
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