Bacteriological Study of Urinary Tract
Infections with Antibiotics Susceptibility to
Bacterial Isolates among Honeymoon Women
in Al Qassim Hospital, Babylon Province, Iraq
Nada Khazal Kadhim Hindi1*, Shaimaa O. Hasson2*
and Shatha Khazal Kadhim Hindi3*
1Basic and Medical science Department, College of Nursing, Babylon University, Babylon
Province, Iraq.
2Medical microbiology Department, College of veterinary –Al-Qassim green University,
Babylon Province, Iraq.
3Al-Qassim Hospital, Babylon Province, Iraq.
Authors’ contributions
This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Author NKKH was designed
this study, performed the statistical analysis, managed the analyses of the study and wrote
the protocol. Author SKKH was collected the urine sample, isolation the bacteria and
identification the Bacterial Isolates. Author SOH was performed Antibiotics Susceptibility of
Bacterial Isolates wrote the first draft of the manuscript and managed the literature searches.
All authors read and approved the final manuscript
Received 5th March 2013
Accepted 21st April 2013
Published 3rd May 2013
ABSTRACT
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) is an infection caused by the presence and growth of
microorganism anywhere in the urinary tract. This study aims at determining the most
common microorganism that causes UTI in honeymoon women, detection the most
effective antimicrobial agents that causative agents of UTI and select the best antibiotics
for treated UTI. One hundred and thirty specimens were collected from women suspected
with UTI {honeymoon (95) and other women (35)} in al-Qassim hospital; during the period
(January 2012 to 30th September 2012).The bacterial isolates were identified tested for
antibiotics sensitivity test6. Honeymoon women were showing higher rate of UTI than
Research Article
British Biotechnology Journal, 3(3): 332-340, 2013
333
other women in (87 from 95) (91.5 %) and (19 from 35) (54.3%) respectively. E. coli (46%)
and Staphylococcus aureus (42%) were predominant isolate in honeymoon. Regarding
Antibiotics sensitivity test, E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus showed highly sensitive to
Nitrofurantoin (100%), (94.5%) followed by Amikacin (90%), (85%), Gentamicin (88.2%),
(75%) and ciprofloxacin (80.7%) (88%) respectively, while Oxacillin were not effective
against tested isolates. In summary, Honeymoon women were showing higher rate of UTI
than other women. E. coli was isolated more than other bacteria that causing UTI in
honeymoon women. Most bacterial isolates was showed highly sensitive to Nitrofurantoin
and resistance to Oxacillin.