Bacterial Infections in Thalassemia Patients at Thi-Qar Province/ South Iraq

Authors

  • Bushra J. Al. Badry Biology Department - College of Science - Thi-Qar University, Thi-Qar , Iraq
  • Athraa A. Hussin Biology Department - College of Science - Thi-Qar University, Thi-Qar , Iraq
  • Intidhaar N. Abid Pathological Analysis Department - College of Science - Thi-Qar University
  • Amany Sh. Jabber Pathological Analysis Department - College of Science - Thi-Qar University
  • Ahmed M. Thmen AL-Haboby Hospital / Thi-Qar Health Directorate, Thi-Qar , Iraq

Keywords:

Septicemia, Bacterial infection, Thalassemia, Thi-Qar, Iraq.

Abstract

The results showed that among the 20 stool samples, (11) 55% sample did not show any growth, and (9) 45% sample showed growth, the statistical analysis show no significant difference at the level of probability (0.05),  the infections distributed as flowing :  Staphylococcus genus in 2 sample (22.22%), Protues genus  in 2 sample (22.22%),  Escherichia.coli in 2 samples (22.22%), Pseudomonas in 2 sample (22.22%). and Enterobacter in one sample (11.11%).

The present study was carried out from October  2013 to March 2014  to detect the bacterial causative agent causing septicemia in thalasemia patients at Thi-Qar province, represent patients referred to the center of thalassemia / AL-Haboby hospital in Thi-Qar province. The present study was showed that out of 40 blood sample, (25) 62.5% did not show any growth, (15) 37.5% showed growth, and the highest infection was recorded with the Streptococcus genus in 9 (60%) sample, and the lowest infection rate was recorded  in the Escherichia.coli  in one sample (6.6%) with significant difference. The results of urine samples showed that  among the 40 sample , (22) 55% sample did not show any growth, and (18) 45% sample showed growth, which reported highest infection  in Staphylococcus genus  in 7 (38.88%) samples, followed by Protues genus in 6(33.33%) samples, E.coli in 4 (22.22%) samples, and then Pseudomonas in one sample by (5.55 %) with no significant difference. 

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2016-05-22

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Al. Badry, B. J., A. Hussin, A., N. Abid, I., Sh. Jabber, A., & M. Thmen, A. (2016). Bacterial Infections in Thalassemia Patients at Thi-Qar Province/ South Iraq. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 19(1), 199–205. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/1666

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