Department of Medical Microbiology, Collage of Medicine, Iraqi University, Baghdad, Iraq
Research
Detection the phenotypic of biofilm formation and its correlation with antibiotic resistant among uropathogenic bacteria isolated from Iraqi children
Author(s): Raghad Abdulwahab Kadhim* and 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, 3.. Read More»