Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul (Jul 2000)

E.coli induced urinary tract infections, 1997-98

  • S Khoddami,
  • MJ Soleimani,
  • K Hajian

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 5
pp. 22 – 25

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Objective: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a special problem in the elderly population, both for men and women. Enterobacteriaceae and E.coli were known to be the most common cause of UTI. Methods: This study was conducted on 328 patients with UTI and pyuria (>10 leukocytes/ml) in Razi diagnostic medical laboratory in Babol during a period of 5 months. Midstream was collected for culture. Findings: Of total patients 182 were due to E.coli (13% male and 87% female) and 146 due to other uropathogenic strains (21% male and 79% female). Further analysis for UTI caused by E.coli indicated that incidence of UTI were 15%, 53%, 13% and 19% in age groups. Conclusion: E.coli remains one of the most common causes of UTI, and is more common in female, (Significantly more in young women in age group of 15-45 years).

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