Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among antenatal Women Attending private Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Pregnant women are at increased risk for UTIs as a result of decline in immunity appears to promote the growth of both commensal and non-commensal microorganisms. A total of 140 mid-stream urine samples were collected from asymptomatic pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in private hospital, Lagos. The age’s group of the women ranged from 15 to 54 years. About 5-10mls of clean catch urine was cultured on Mac-Conkey and Blood agar aerobically at 370C while urine also cultured on Sabouraud agar and incubated at 280C room temperature. Antibiotic sensitivity test were carried out using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Out of the 140 women examined, 52 had significant bacteriuria representing a prevalence of 37.1% in the study population. Pregnant women in their second trimester from the study had the highest prevalence of significant bacteriuria (45.3%) with age ranges between 15-24 years having the highest prevalence (39.0%). E. coli has the highest value (30.7%) while Proteus and Citrobacter species has lowest value of (5.8%) each respectively. Ciprofloxacin; Augmentin and Ceftriaxone were found to be the most effective antimicrobial against the urinary isolates. Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in pregnancy is common in private hospitals in Lagos and has no statistically significant relationship with trimester and age-group. Keywords: Uropathogens, Antibiotic susceptibility, Urine, Pregnant women
Authors and Affiliations
Olaniyan J. A. Tosin, Akinleye O. Mathew, Folorunso J. Bello, Ipaye T. Oludare, Abdulraheem. L. Dolapo, Ayodele F. Abosede
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