Bacteriology of Urinary Tract Infection of Chronic Renal Failure Patients Undergoing for Hemodialysis

Urinary tract infection is the most common bacterial infection in humans. It can be either symptomatic or asymptomatic. Symptomatic infection is associated with a wide spectrum of morbidity, from mild irritative voiding symptoms to bacteremia, sepsis and occasionally death. Asymptomatic urinary infection is the isolation of bacteria from urine in quantitative counts consistent with infection, but without localizing genitourinary signs or symptoms, and with no systemic symptoms attributable to the infection [3]. UTI is considered to be uncomplicated when it occurs in patients with urinary tracts that are normal from both a structural and functional perspective [4]. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common problem among males compared to females due to stress, alcoholism, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Due to urinary stagnation, alkalization of urine and absence of flushing action, the presence of urinary tract infection (UTI) in CKD of males is higher compared to normal males [5]. Surveillance of urinary pathogens in a hospital is important for monitoring the spectrum of microorganisms that infect the urinary drainage system and types of organisms associated with a particular clinical discipline. An early and accurate etiological diagnosis is not always easy, especially since the disease may start with minimal or non-specific symptoms. Delayed treatment until clinical recognition of signs and symptoms entails risk of preventable mortality, notwithstanding the fact that presumptive Abstract