The Main Bacterial Isolates Associated with Urolithiasis in Thiqar Province

Abstract

            Urinary tract stones are big problem in both developed and developing countriesword wide distribution, in late decades prevalence and incidence of urolithiasis were increased. Thirty urinary calculi were collected from Al-Hussein Teachingand Al-Habobi hospitals, during a period from 1/10/2020 to 1/2/2021 from both sex. Results explained that from 30 urinary stones were 15 (50%) were contain bacterial isolates (infection stones) and the main an important bacterial isolates wereE.coli, Staphylococci caprae, Ochrobacterum anthropi, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Micrococcus spp, Staphylococcus xylosus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Chromobacterum  violaceum in 33.3%, 20%, 13.3%,6.6%, 6.6%, 6.6%, 6.6% and 6.6% respectively. Antimicrobial susceptibility test show most isolates were resistance to Amikicin, ceftraxone, vancomycin and Gentamycine, while it was sensitive to Imipenem, Amoxicillin- Clavulanic acid and Ciproflaxacin. On the other hand, chemical analysis refer that 73.3% were uric acid stones and 26.6% were calcium oxalate stones.