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ISSN: 1935-1232 (P)

ISSN: 1941-2010 (E)

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Alaa Zanzal Raad
Department of Medicine, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq

Publications

  • Research Article   

    Author(s): Nadia Ibraheem Salih*, Alaa Zanzal Raad, Lina Qays Yaseen and Wasan Abdul Malik

    Kidney failure usually occurs as a result of lacking the normal function of kidney as either partly or completely. The objective of this study is to evaluate the relation between auto immunity and renal failure and to detect the types of bacteria which responsible of urinary tract infections in renal failure patients, and study their susceptibility against antibiotics. The study was carried out in dialysis unit in Tikrit Teaching Hospital in Tikrit city, at the period from the first of March until the 15th of July 2019. A total of 140 midstream urine samples were collected from chronic kidney disease patients and inoculated on blood agar and MacConkey agar and incubated aerobically at 37°C for 18-24 hr. Identification of bacterial isolates was done by using standard micro biological techniques. The antibiotic susceptible test of all the strains was determined by using mo.. Read More»

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