A Study on the Isolation and Identification of Bacteria in Patients with Urinary Tract Infections in Libyan Laboratories

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a prevalent microbial infection impacting individuals of all ages throughout their lifespan. The current study intended to identify the microorganisms responsible for urinary tract infections and assess the antibiotic activity against these bacteria. Eight-two samples were gathered and analyzed from some privet laboratories to collect the samples such (Saray, Al-razi, and soug elguma laboratories). Bacterial species recovered from urine samples included Enterobacter spp., Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella spp., Citrobacter, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus hemolyticus, Streptococcus spp. In the current study, the number of female cases exceeded that of male cases, with females comprising 62 cases at a rate of 75.6%, while males accounted for 20 cases at a rate of 24.4%. This investigation demonstrated that E. coli and Klebsiella sp. isolates were the main pathogens. Escherichia coli accounted for 39 cases, representing 47.5%, followed by Klebsiella species with 15 cases, corresponding to 18.2%. The antibiotic sensitivity test results indicated that the E. coli bacterium was susceptible to seftazidime, ceftriaxone, Augmentin, and cefixime, while exhibiting resistance to amikacin, ciprofloxacin, and imipenem. The Klebsiella bacterium exhibited sensitivity to cefuroxime and resistance to amikacin, ciprofloxacin, imipenem, ceftazidime, cefixime, and Augmentin.