Abstract
During the period from September 2016 to December 2017, a total of 135 urine samples were collected
from urinary tract infection patients attending to AL-Zahraa Hospital in AL-Najaf Governorate. The
present study was conducted to isolate and identify Candida spp. isolated from urinary tract infection
patients by different methods including direct examination , laboratory culture , biochemical test and by
modern techniques (Api Candida kit) and determine the virulence factors phenotypic to Candida spp
which involved (bio film formation, phospholipase and germ tube).The percentage of females to males
was as following , female (84) 62.2 % (21) infected and male (51) 37.8% (1) infected with all age
categories. The results in this study are explain that is some Candida spp. such as C. albicans, have high
susceptible to eugenole follow by phenol and umbellulone. The efficiency of some chemical substances
such as (eugenole, umbellulone, and phenol) was evaluated to inhibit the growth of Candida ssp as well
as some virulence factors such as bio film formation, germ tube and phospholipase which were studied in
this research. Statistically analysis results have been significance difference between the results of the
substance concentrations and the concentrations of the different other substances |