European Science Methodical Journal

DETECTION OF BACTERIAL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES AND STUDYING THE ROLE OF SOME VIRULENCE FACTORS OF S. AUREUS IN THOSE INFECTIONS

Staar Mohammed Qader

Ph.D. Medical Microbiology. College of Medical Technology.AL-Kitab University. Kirkuk, Iraq.

Keywords: UTI, pregnancy, gestational diabetes, virulence factors, S. aureus detection.

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Abstract

UTIs are prevalent among a significant proportion of the population. At some stage in their life, over half of all women will have a urinary tract infection (UTI); one-third of these instances require antibiotic therapy.