A Bacteriological study of patients with bacteremia in Erbil city

In this study, we investigate bacteria that cause sepsis and determine infection rates by gender. Aerobic bacteria were isolated and identified by a series of biochemical tests, and the results were confirmed using the Vitek2 system, which detected resistance to 13 antibiotic discs. The most common isolated bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus (23.42%), followed by Escherichia coli (18.35%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (10.76%), Micrococcus luteus (7.59%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (6.96%). The infection rate among patients with bacteremia was higher in females (57.59%) than in males (42%). 41% respectively.