Abstract
Author(s): Raghad Abdulwahab Kadhim*, Sanaa Khudhur Jameel
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a serious public health concern, especially in children, which can be caused by a variety of organisms, especially gram-negative bacteria. The biomarker procalcitonin has become more effective in diagnosing bacterial infections in the last decade. Aim: This study was done to found out the ability of the bacterial isolates to form biofilm and to determine the antibiotic resistance for these biofilm-forming isolates in UTI patients. Methodology: A case-control study included 60 cases from patients who suffer from urinary tract infection (UTI) at Al-Imamain Al-Jawadain Medical City in Baghdad. Result: Among total 60 isolates from UTI patients, The result of our study showed that 30.0% of the isolates have the ability to form strong biofilm, 33.3% were moderate, the result also showed the biofilm formation percentage of S. haemolyticus, E. faecalis, Proteus spp.,K. pneumonia, S. aureus, E. coli, and S. epidermidis were (100%, 100%, 85.68%, 72.72%, 75.0%, 51.18% and 50% respectively). The biofilm forming isolates were highly resistance to Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Gentamicin and Trimethoprim. Conclusion: The majority of the bacterial isolates was biofilm- forming and showed a wide resistance to range of antibiotics.