Isolation and identification of pathogens in patients with Pelvic inflammatory disease in Duhok, Kurdistan of Iraq

Abstract

Objective: The present study aims to isolate and identify pathogens associated with pelvic inflammatory disease among female patients attending hospitals in Duhok province, Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Materials and Methods: The present study included (150) women who attend different private clinics in Duhok province, Kurdistan region of Iraq and screened for pelvic inflammatory diseases based on the clinical features. Endocervical swab taken from each patient to detect of pathogens based on cultural and biochemical characterization tests

Results: The results revealed that about (55.4%) of cultures were positive for the infection pathogens; there were three microorganisms isolated with Staphylococcus aureus as the most commonly isolated organism in (52.27%) of cases followed by Streptococcus epidermidis (15.90%), and Candida species (18.18%). The age group most affected falls within the group ranged (25-30) that comprised (38.64%) of patients.

Conclusions: The results of our study concluded that Pelvic inflammatory disease is a major health problem in our country. The microorganisms frequently responsible for acute PID were genital tract Staphylococcus aureus, whose identification should be included among routine tests for women with suspected acute PID in the hospitals.