Study of Proteus mirabilis Infections in Al-Nassiria city

Two hundred- Ninety seven clinical samples were collected from two hospitals in Al- Nassria city which includes, General Al-Nassiria hospital and Pediatric hospital since June 2005 to April 2006 and found 129 cases was caused by Proteus mirabilis as follows: Urinary tract infections 63(48.8%) , bacteremia 45 (34.8%)and wound and burn infections 21(16.2%). The percentage of infections in male was (59%) higher than female (41%).The age distribution varied from one day to seventy years .The peak incidence was between less than ten years(age group -1-) 31(24%) followed by 51-60 years (age group -6-) 29 (22.4%).The most effective antibiotics were chloromphenicol 83.7% and ciprofloxacin 79% followed by norfloxacin ,tobramycin and gentamycin, 75.9 , 75.19 and 73.6% respectively , while this bacterium occurred resistant to amoxicillin 38% , carbenicillin37.3% and cefotaxime 33.4%.In our study 12(9.3%) of Proteus mirabilis isolates were multi resistance isolates and β - lactamase producing.