مختصر البحث:
Abstract. The study aimed at the prevalence of pyelonephritis and its
association with some kidney diseases, function or structure, in Iraq,
specifically in the province of Najaf, for a period of 16 months, from
2/1/2022 to 1/5/2023, where 125…
Abstract. The study aimed at the prevalence of pyelonephritis and its
association with some kidney diseases, function or structure, in Iraq,
specifically in the province of Najaf, for a period of 16 months, from
2/1/2022 to 1/5/2023, where 1255 samples of males and females of different
ages were collected, and the patients were divided into several groups
depending on time, gender, residence, age and disease. Regarding the
disease, there are individuals who only have pyelonephritis and their number
was 277 (18%), while the rest of the patients were 1028 (82%) who had
kidney problems, whether functional or immunological, which is kidney
failure and renal syndrome, kidney transplantation and lupus erythematous.
The most common is pyelonephritis associated with renal failure or
insufficiency, with a number of 768.)%95( Also, the results showed that the
month of April for the year 2022 obtained the most samples, with a number
of 109 (8.69%) samples. with regard to gender, females were generally more
susceptible to infection than males, reaching 55%. As for housing, most
patients lived in urban areas. In contrast to rural areas, where their
percentage was low (40%), and therefore people should be educated and
urged to review the hospital and specialist doctors when they feel any
symptoms related to the kidneys, so that they do not suffer from failure later.
