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ArticleInternational journal of microbiology2026

Prevalence, Etiology, and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Urinary Tract Infections in a Baghdad Hospital: Focus on Uropathogenic

Huda Saad Salman, Hala Mohammed Majeed, Yusur Fadhil Shallal

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Article in International journal of microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Huda Saad SalmanDepartment of Microbiology, Collage of Medicine, Ibn Sina University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baghdad, Iraq.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4727-155X
Hala Mohammed MajeedDepartment of Microbiology, Collage of Medicine, Ibn Sina University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baghdad, Iraq.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3772-1218
Yusur Fadhil ShallalDepartment of Microbiology, Collage of Science, Al-Karkh University for Science, Baghdad, Iraq.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4499-2579

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide and represent a growing public health concern due to increasing antimicrobial resistance. Objective: A cross-sectional observational study conducted at a hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, analyzed patients that attended for uropathogenic Methods: Between February and August 2024, there was a total of 182 midstream urine samples collected from patients clinically suspected of having a UTI. Bacteria were identified and antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed via standard microbiological methods according to CLSI standards. Phenotypic assessments of biofilm formation, hemolysin production, and hemagglutination were performed on the Results: The study has shown that 95 of the samples (52.2%) had a positive culture for significant bacteriuria. Conclusion: These findings highlight the ongoing burden of antimicrobial resistance among uropathogens in Baghdad and emphasize the importance of continuous surveillance and rational antibiotic use.

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antibioticsurinary tract infectionurine sampleuropathogensvirulence factors

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