Fungal infection in urinary bilharziasis

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out on 50 patients [40 males, and 10 females] suffering from urinary schistosomiasis with bladder complications. Urine of each patient was collected aseptically, examined microscopically, cultured on nutrient agar, blood agar, MacConkey[s] agar and Sabouraud[s] dextrose agar. Fungal and bacterial growth were identified. Out of the 50 patients, 2 [one male and one female] had Candida albicans with the percentage of 4 percent, and 39 had bacterial infections with the percentage of 58 percent. The bacteria isolated from the 29 patients, in their order of frequency were E. coli, isolated from 16 patients with the percentage of 51.6 percent, Klebsiella isolated from 6 patients with the percentage of 19.4 percent, Proteus species isolated from 5 patients with the percentage of 16 percent. Staphylococcus aureus isolated from 1 patient with the percentage of 3.2 percent and finally one mixed infection [E. coli and Pseudomonas] was isolated with the percentage of 3.2 percent