Prevalence of Klebsiella pneumoniae among Complicated and Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection in Najaf, Iraq
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This research carried to investigate the prevalence of cUTI among UTI Iraqi patients and K. pneumoniae as its causative bacterial agent. A cross section study involved 116 UTI patients where cUTIand uncomplicated UTI patient. All urine specimens cultured on blood agar base and MacConkey agar Vitek 2 compact system used for identification and detection of antibiotic resistance using GNID and AST card.According to urologist diagnosis, out of 116 UTI patients only14 (12.06%) patients were reported as cUTI, out of them, 5(35.71%) patients were female and 9(64.28%) patients were male. Culturing results showed that only 45 urine specimens gave +ve culture on MacConkey agar where 13 isolates primary identified as K. pneumonia. Out of them only 7(53.84%) isolates were confirmed as K. pneumoniae. All isolates (100%) were resistance to ampicillin whereas all these isolates (100%) showed sensitivity to each of piperacillin/tazobactam, cefoxitin, cefepime, ertapenem, meropenem, amikacin, gentamicin and trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole.
Authors: Hiba Ridha Hussein, Ahlam Kadhim Naeem
Institutions: Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, University of Kufa
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7083416620