Isolation and molecular identification of Candida species from urinary tract infection in Hawija city

The study investigated the isolation and identification of Candida spp. from the urinary tract of different ages and genders in Hawija. The study included separating and identifying the species from the urinary tract using culture media and PCR technique, as well as identifying the species that spread the infection on a large scale, determining the age and gender most susceptible to Candida, and studying the relationship between candiduria and other diseases such as diabetes. The total sample was 125 samples, 23 samples appeared (18.4%) positive patients for Candida infection, while 81.6% (102) were negative. 23 of Candida infections were due to the Candida albicans group. In terms of gender, urinary tract infections are most often observed in older and pregnant females than in men. Referring to the variables of sugar, cumulative sugar, and age in candidiasis indicated that there were significant differences between the group of patients when compared with the control group, where the percentage of candidiasis infection with an average means of 50 years. The means of diabetes mellitus and cumulative glucose were higher in patients with Candida. Women were more likely to contract candidiasis than men. Where 23 results showed that C. albicans in sample No. 1 with a percentage of 99.60%, the second sample by 97.62%, and the third sample with 99.41%. The fourth with 95.81%, the fifth with 99.61%, the sixth with 87.55%, the seventh with 99.40%, the eighth with 99.83%, the ninth with 99.21%, and the tenth with 91.58 %. The results indicated that the percentage ranged between 95-100. The percentage of the spread of C. albicans in the targeted area in abundance, which amounts to 40% of the samples that were positive for the infection in the culture tests, while the remaining results indicated that 60% of the Candida spread less according to the results of the studies.