International Science and Technology Journal

The primary aim of this study was to determine the location of infection in the urinary system by laboratory diagnosis . To compare the results of ultrasound diagnostics with the results of microscopic examination in urine samples. Fifty nine urine specimens were collected. Total numbers of Females were18 and Males were 41 .Specimens were collected from Al-Hawari general Hospital ,Pediatrics Hospital , Al-Gala Hospital, Al jameea clinic and Al-Haram clinic. Fifty nine mid stream urine (MSU) specimens were collected from patients taken immediately after the ultrasound examination for each case and a questionnaire was taken from patients themselves. A comparison was made between the results of the ultrasound examination and the results of the examination of urine samples by microscopy. The following results were found: The compatible results were 17(28.81%). And the incompatible results were 42(71.18%). The results showed that the percentage of infection in Females were 4(22.2%), and the proportion of infection among males was 15(36.5%). And the total number of cases infected with UTI were19 ( 32.2%) out of 59 cases. The microscopic diagnosis of the urine sample depends on the type of epithelial cells lining the urinary system in addition to the presence of white blood cells, red blood cells and albumin in the urine. The microscopic samples were determined the location of the infection by diagnosing the epithelial cell type. In this case, the results of squamous epithelial cells (medium or large amount ) that indicated the presence of infection were significant in the urethra, while the presence of squamous and transitional epithelial cells that indicate an infection in the urethra and bladder, the presence of renal tubular cells indicates kidney infection and these results were identical with ultrasound findings. While the inconsistent results showed a significant difference.