The age of patients ranged from 2 to 70 years (mean 34.6). Of 72 patients, 12 had diabetes
mellitus, 18 patients were on long term antibiotic use and 15 patients on immunosupressants.
Bacterial infection accounted for 70.9% of catheter associated urinary infection with E. coli is the
most commonly isolated organism(41.6%), fungal infection accounted for 16.6% and mixed
fungal and bacterial infection account for 12.5.Risk factors among patients with fungal infection
were diabetes mellitus (47.6%), long term antibiotic use (42.8%) , immunosuppressive therapy
(9.5%), and prolonged duration of catheterization (85.7%).