The Most Common Aerobic Bacteria Species Isolated from Some Asthmatic Inhabitants of Thi-Qar Province / Iraq
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Asthma is a common and chronic respiratory disease that affects over 300 million people worldwide and causes significant sickness and mortality.Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of most common Aerobic bacteria among asthma patients and its relation to demographic data in Iraqi population Materials and Methods: 130 people participated in the current study, which was carried out at the Al-Nasiriya Teaching Hospital from October 2023 to June 2024. Of them, 100 patients had asthma, 70 had bacterial infections, 30 did not, and 30 served as a control group. The ages span from 3 to 80. The conventional methods that rely on culture to identify common pathogenic bacterial speciesResult: This study was involved 70 patients with asthma for identification of common bacteria and showed that the most common isolated bacteria was S. aureus 24 (34.29%, then S. pneumonia 20 (28.57%), then P. aeruginosa 14(20.00%), while the lowest isolated bacteria was K. pneumonia 12 (17.14%), the present study also recorded a non-significant decrease in the frequency of bacteria in asthmatic patients.
Authors: Huda Karim Abbas, Talib Hassan Ali
Institutions: Ministry of Education, Thi Qar University
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409853965