Comparison of some parameters in urinary tract infection disease patients according to leukocytes count, bacterial type and C-reactive protein in Al- Najaf governorate

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1 Jabir ibn Hayyan Medical University/ Presidency University, Iraq

2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kufa, Iraq

Abstract

This study focuses on using three biomarkers; leukocytes count, bacterial type and C-reactive protein as prognostic indicators for urinary tract infection. Sixty Patients between November 2021 and January 2022 in AL-Najaf province (AL-Sader medical city and private laboratories) were included in the study. The results indicated a significant increase in these biomarkers in UTI patients, when compared to the control group. Also, a significant increase in all biomarkers according to bacterial infection especially in E. coli infected patients as compared with Staphylococcus aureus patients and Klebsiella sp. Patients.

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