Detection Of Proteus Species In Pregnant Women In The North Of Thi-Qar Province

The study included isolation and diagnosis of bacteria Proteus from pregnant women suffering from urinary tract infection (UTI). There are one hundred and fifty urine samples were collected in sterile procedure from pregnant women in north Thiqarprovince. with duration period from September to December 2023. Several data were recorded from such as age, pregnancyduration, occupation and residence.In general they were 40 samples detected as Gram negative bacteria (G-ve). Gram negative bacteria: (20)(13.33%) isolates were Escherichia coli, (8) (5.34%)isolates were Pseudomonas aeruginosa (7)(4.67%) isolates were Proteus mirabilis and proteus penneri and finally (5)(3.33%) isolates were Klebsiella pneumoniae.