• Investigating the factors causing urinary tract infections in patients admitted to Khatam Al-Anbia Hospital in Shirvan city in 2023
  • Moein Hamidi hesari,1,* Maliheh Najafi,2 Mohsen Rezaie nejad,3
    1. Imam Khomeini Hospital, Shirvan, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
    2. Khatam ol anbia Hospital, Shirvan, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
    3. BA Medical Laboratory Shirvan Imam khomeini hospital


  • Introduction: Urinary tract infection is one of the most common bacterial infections, which is known as the second cause of infection in the human body. Failure to diagnose and treat this type of infection on time can cause severe complications such as urinary tract disorders, blood pressure, and kidney disorders. , uremia and in pregnant women it can cause premature birth and even abortion.
  • Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, the urine samples of patients suspected of urinary tract infection referred to the laboratory of Khatam Al-Anbia Hospital in 2023 were examined, and the positive samples, uropathogens, were identified using standard microbiological and biochemical tests.
  • Results: In this study, out of 1513 urine samples of inpatients referred to the laboratory of Khatam- ul-Anbia hospital in Shirvan, 133 samples (8.8%) were positive, of which 65 samples (48.8%) were female and 68 samples (51.2%) were male. The most common bacterial isolate was Escherichia coli with 60 samples (45.12%), Candida strain 45 (33.88%), Klebsiella strain with 13 (10%), Enterococcus 7 (5.5%), Streptococcus other than group D (2.26%), Staphylococcus epidermidis 2 (3) 1.7%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1 (0.77%)) and Enterobacter 1 (0.77%) were isolated.
  • Conclusion: According to the results obtained and other researches, Escherichia coli is the most common cause of urinary tract infections and Candida strain is the second factor that has a significant difference with other Gram-negative and positive bacteria, which is due to the increased resistance of the species. The candidate should be taken into consideration by the doctors.
  • Keywords: urinary infection, causative factors, Shirvan