This study included isolation and identification of different uropathogene (bacteria- yeasts) from catheterized patients suffering from complicated urinary tract infections, then detection the uropathogene ability to form biofilm as virulence factor responsible for initiation of infection and relationship between plasmids and antibiotics resistance . Study had been included the following steps:
The objective of the present study was to assess the level of steroidal hormones in serum and saliva of females, as well as correlation between serum and salivary steroidal hormones including progesterone, estradiol, and cortisol were assessed. Ninety females were involved in the present study. The age of females was ranged (16-55) with mean age 35.5±1.8 years.
In this study 227 urine samples were collected from patients suffering from symptoms referred as urinary tract infection. The urine samples were obtained from different hospitals in Baghdad during the period from 1 / 12 / 2006 to 15 / 3 / 2007. 180 (64.98%) urine samples gave positive bacterial growth on MacConkey agar and / or blood agar. The obtained positive cultures showed that 34 (18.89%) were Gram positive bacteria and 146 (81.11%) samples were Gram negative.
