Evaluation of the Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection in Females Aged 6-50 Years at Kinondoni District, Tanzania

Sekharan, Chandra Bala; Kumari, Koneru Ratna; Kuwingwa, Evod Ernest; Kumar, Devarajan Dinesh

doi:10.17311/sciintl.2017.42.46

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“…Another study done in tertiary care hospital in 2016 indicated that age [11] group between 21 to 30 years showed highest incidence of UTI. Similar incidence of UTI according to age was also observed in Tanzania in 2017 where higher occurrence of UTI was seen in age [16] group between 18 to 29 years. Thus it appears that incidence of UTI is less in patients above the age of 40 years and below the age of 6 years and it may be more in sexually active population.…”

Section: Relation Of Uti With Patient Gender and Agesupporting

confidence: 80%

Study of Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections in Patients of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (India)

Bhonsle

Vyas²,

Hemwani

et al. 2020

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Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI’s) define a condition in which urinary tract is infected with a pathogen causing inflammation. Urinary tract infections are one of the most prevalent infections affecting people of all age group from neonates to adults and are major cause of morbidity and several disorders in patients. In serious cases urinary tract infection lead to kidney failure, septicemia, bacterial endocarditis, prostatitis and infertility. Aim: The objective of this work was to the study the prevalence of urinary tract infections among patients of Ujjain and to identify prominent bacterial pathogens responsible for causing UTI. Methods: A total of 500 urine samples were collected aseptically and cultured on Blood agar and Mac’conkey agar. The bacterial isolates were identified based on their colony morphological characteristics, Gram stain reaction and their biochemical tests. Result: After overnight incubation a total of 307 out of 500 patients tested positive for UTI suggesting that (61%) of patients suffered from UTI infections. It was seen that (89%) of bacterial isolates causing UTI were Gram negative and (11%) were Gram positive. The identification of pathogens indicated that E. coli is most prevalent uropathogen followed by K. pneumonae, P. aeruginosa, E. faecalis, S. aureus and P.vulgaris. Conclusion: The study shows that prevalence of UTI is higher in females as compared to males. It was also been seen that UTI infections were prevalent in urban as well as in rural patients, however, the incidence of infection was slightly high in urban patients. This study is important as constant survey and identification of uropathogens is essential for effective treatment of UTI.

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Section: Relation Of Uti With Patient Gender and Agesupporting

confidence: 80%

Study of Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections in Patients of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (India)

Bhonsle

Vyas²,

Hemwani

et al. 2020

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“…This prevalence is higher than the global prevalence, which ranges from 13 to 33% but is comparable to that of other resource-limited countries [33]. Our finding is also relatively lower than that reported among children with symptoms attending pediatric clinics [34] and among women attending outpatient clinics (63%) [35] in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. On the other hand, our finding is higher than that reported among symptomatic women in Mwanza, Tanzania (18%) [36] and among asymptomatic pregnant women in Arusha (31.6%) northern part of Tanzania [37].…”

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“…More than 50% of all women and at least 12% of men experience UTI in their lifetime [4]. Data regarding the prevalence of UTI among children and pregnant women are largely available [5][6][7], probably because of their susceptibility to secondary complications. Nevertheless, data on UTI prevalence in the general population are scanty in Tanzania indicating the need to regularly monitor the burden of UTIs to inform policy decisions.…”

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Prevalence of urinary tract infection and antimicrobial resistance patterns of uropathogens with biofilm forming capacity among outpatients in morogoro, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Mlugu,

Mohamedi,

Sangeda

et al. 2023

BMC Infect Dis

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Introduction Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the second most common infectious disease affecting more than 150 million people globally annually. Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), the predominant cause of UTI, can occur as a biofilm associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR). There is a data gap on global AMR patterns from low-income settings, including Tanzania. Data on antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in relation to biofilm formation will help in the proper selection of antibiotics and the fight against AMR. Methods This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among consecutively selected outpatients (n = 344) from January to May 2022 at Morogoro Regional Referal Hospital. Mid-stream urine samples were collected aseptically from symptomatic patients. A significant UTI was defined when more than 105 colonies/ml of urine were recorded. Kirby Bauer’s disc diffusion method was used for antibiotics susceptibility patterns and a Congo Red Agar method was used to determine biofilm formation. Two-sided χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test, Cohen’s kappa coefficient and logistic regression were used for data analysis. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results The prevalence of UTIs was 41% (141/344) and elders (>=60 years) had five times higher odds of having UTI as compared to adolescents (p < 0.001). E. coli was the most predominant bacteria (47%; 66/141), which displayed moderate susceptibility against ciprofloxacin (59.1%) and nitrofurantoin (57.6%). A total of 72 (51%) of all isolated bacteria were multi-drug resistant. All isolated bacteria demonstrated high resistance (> 85%) against ampicillin and co-trimoxazole. In this study, 51.5% (34/66) were biofilm-forming E. coli and demonstrated relatively higher antibiotic resistance as compared to non-biofilm forming bacteria (p < 0.05). Conclusion We report high antibiotic resistance against commonly used antibiotics. Slightly more than half of the isolated bacteria were biofilm forming E. coli. A need to strengthen stewardship programs is urgently advocated.

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“…[10] In a Tanzanian study, the prevalence of UTI was found to be 19.5% among 6-17-yearold girls. [11] Another study carried out in Nigeria among 5-18-year-old, 28 of the 124 females examined (22.5%) had a positive urine culture. [12] Although a field-based study, the urine analysis in our study was done in the laboratory of a tertiary care hospital and this may have been the reason for higher yield and hence a higher prevalence than most Indian studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

Water Intake and Burden of Urinary Tract Infection among School Girls

Lamiya¹,

Kunjabdulla²,

Salim³

et al. 2018

J Community Prev Med

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Evaluation of the Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection in Females Aged 6-50 Years at Kinondoni District, Tanzania

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Study of Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections in Patients of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (India)

Study of Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections in Patients of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (India)

Prevalence of urinary tract infection and antimicrobial resistance patterns of uropathogens with biofilm forming capacity among outpatients in morogoro, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Water Intake and Burden of Urinary Tract Infection among School Girls

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