Kirkuk Journal of Science (Dec 2014)
Statistical study of urinary tract infections at all in children under the age of five in the city of Kirkuk.
Abstract
This study includes isolation and identification of urinary tract infections bacteria in children (240) urine sample were collected from age (1 day – 5 years ) old who had signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections . diagnosed by the physician at deferens city in Kirkuk city for the period (1/10/2012 to 1/4/2013), the result showed a significant bacterial growth in 158 (65.8%) urine sample and 43 (27.22%) cases were males and 115 (72.78%) cases were females. some factor related to the prevalence of disease were studied such as age, sex, residence, educational level of parents and the distribution of infection through the study period and health status of parents , the result showed that the highest proportion (30.44%) of infection were within the age group (1 – 2 years) and (67.72%)of infection in children who live in city ,the rate of monthly infection highest between November and February (22.15%) (20.25%) and (58.8%) of infection children come from alliterated parents, and (54.43%) was obtained from children their parents suffer from urinary tract infection , (24.68%) of infection in children suffering the diabetes mellitus , (62.79%) in children who were non circumcision and (48.10%) in children were suffer the diarrhea . The bacterial isolation were identified according to microscopically and biochemical testing , gram negative E.coli was common isolate(49.36%) followed by Klebsiella (20.25%), Proteus spp. (14.55%) and Pseudomonas (6.32%), While gram positive bacteria staph. aureus represent (9.5%). Microscopic examination of the patients urine sample to detect the present of pus cell, crystal,epithelium cell,cast, R.B.C as well as possible of deliberately bacteria in urine sediment under high power of the microscope.The isolation were testes for antibiotic sensitivity using 10 antibiotics , some of them were commonly used for treatment of urinary tract infection in children and the isolates showed high resistance against betalactam antibiotics ( Penicillin's ) while most of isolates were sensitive to Quinolones.
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