Abstract: Background and Aim: Urinary tract infections are one of the most commonly reported nosocomial infections caused by colonization of E. coli in the mucosal epithelium and in the formation of microbial biofilms, which damage the host tissue. The aim of this study was to determine the amount of biofilm formation of uropathogenic E. coli based on urinary tract stones of people with urin...

Abstract Background and Objective: Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen causing a variety of infections including urinary tract infections, pneumonia, septicemia, wound infections and infections in the intensive care units. Since the ESBL producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains are increasingly causing urinary tract infections, we aim to assess antibiotic resistance pat...

Introduction: Women are very susceptible to urinary tract infections and pregnancy raises the risk of urinary tract infection. In general, little information on the risk factors of urinary tract infection in pregnancy is underway. Urinary tract infection in pregnancy is an important risk factor for pregnancy dire consequences. The purpose of this study is to find risk factors associated with ur...

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common infections worldwide. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), which causes urinary tract infections are the primary pathogens. The aim of this study is to identify different genes papC, papG, fimH, iutA, sfaS, ibeA and antibiotic susceptibility of E. coli strains isolated from urinary tract infection. Methods: In this study...

Background & Aim: Important challenge for treatment of urinary tract infections is the spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) producing Escherichia coli. Therefore, the frequencies of main beta-lactamase genes, resistance to beta-lactams and the ability of ESBLs production in urinary and fecal Escherichia coli of women with urinary tract infections were compared. Methods: In 60 Es...

Background: Escherichia coli (E.coli) bacteria are member of Enterobacteriaceae which are one of the common causes of urinary tract infections. Beta-lactamase enzymes are important factors for antibiotic resistance of beta-lactam family in gram-negative bacteria. According to increasing rate of urinary tract infections due to antibiotic resistant E. coli, the aim of this study was to study the ...

Background: Iron adsorption factors are among the most important virulence factors of P. mirabilis causing urinary tract infections. The aim of the present study was the evaluation of the frequency and nucleotide sequence of genes encoding the iron adsorption genes in Proteus mirabilis isolated from patients with urinary tract infections. Materials and Methods: In total, 100 P. mirabilis isola...

Background and purpose: Though burn wound infections have been extensively studied, but other nosocomial infections in burn patients have received less attention. Ïnvasive diagnostic procedures (vascular and bladder catheterization) make the burn patients more susceptible to different nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence rates of blood stream and urinary...

Background & Objectives: Escherichia coli is the most common agent of urinary tract infections, with P fimbriae as the most important virulence factor. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli expresses various types of adhesive genes such as P fimbriae and pyelonephritis-associated pili (PAP), which mediate the binding to the surface of epithelial cells in the urinary tract. This study aimed to iden...