Incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria amongst female students residing in school hostels of Rivers state University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
The study was aimed at assessing asymptomatic bacteriuria among female students of Rivers State University of science and Technology (UST). Randomly sampled clean catch midstream urine specimens were collected from 100 apparently healthy asymptomatic undergraduate female students of RSUST between ages of 17 to 30 years. Urine was cultured on cysteine lactose electrolyte deficient agar (CLED) which is the gold standard for detecting asymptomatic bacteriuria and incubated overnight at 370C. Bacteria isolates were characterized and identified based on conventional microbiological techniques which include Grams and Biochemical reaction. The results showed that the total prevalence rate of bacteriuria was 78% with the highest rate occurring in students within age group of 21-23, 42(80.8%). Out of the 78 bacteria isolates identified, 33 (42.3%) were Escherichia coli, 22(28.2%) were Staphylococcus aureus, 11(14.1%) were Klebsiella pneumonia, 7(8.9%) were Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 5 (6.4%) were Proteus mirabilis. Escherichia coli was the most common bacteria for asymptomatic bacteriuria in female university undergraduates in this study. Statistical analysis showed that bacteriuria rate among the students residing in different hostels was not significantly different in any of the sampled hostels (P>0.05). The incidence of the bacteriuria in a healthy population is of significant public health concern as they may be incubating pathogenic microorganism which may cause disease they may be incubating pathogenic Microorganism which may cause disease when they interact with the opposite sex. Thus, education and awareness on the need for proper personal hygiene should be encouraged.
Authors and Affiliations
Mbata C. A. 1 , Aleru C. P. 1 , Azike C. A. 1 , Adewoye M. O. 1 , Emeka E. E. 1 , Ugwueze V. 1
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