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dc.contributor.authorOdoki, Martin
dc.contributor.authorAliero, Adamu Almustapha
dc.contributor.authorTibyangye, Julius
dc.contributor.authorManiga, Josephat Nyabayo
dc.contributor.authorWampande, Eddie
dc.contributor.authorKato, Charles Drago
dc.contributor.authorAgwu, Ezera
dc.contributor.authorBazira, Joel
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-01T08:19:39Z
dc.date.available2022-03-01T08:19:39Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-17
dc.identifier.citationOdoki, M., Almustapha Aliero, A., Tibyangye, J., Nyabayo Maniga, J., Wampande, E., Drago Kato, C., ... & Bazira, J. (2019). Prevalence of bacterial urinary tract infections and associated factors among patients attending hospitals in Bushenyi district, Uganda. International journal of microbiology, 2019.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1604
dc.description.abstractUrinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the major causes of morbidity and comorbidities in patients with underlying conditions, and it accounts for the majority of the reasons for hospital visit globally. Sound knowledge of factors associated with UTI may allow timely intervention that can easily bring the disease under control. (is study was designed to determine the prevalence of UTI by isolating and characterizing the difffferent bacterial etiological agents and to evaluate the factors associated with UTI. In this cross sectional study, a total of 267, clean catch midstream urine (MSU) samples were collected aseptically and analyzed using standard microbiology methods. Data for the factors associated with UTI were obtained by use of questionnaires and standard laboratory tests for selected underlying conditions. (e study revealed 86/267 (32.2%) UTI prevalence among patients attending hospitals in Bushenyi District, Uganda. Escherichia coli was the most prevalent bacterial uropathogen with 36/86 (41.9%) followed by Staphylococcus aureus 27/86 (31.4%), Klebsiella pneumoniae 10/86 (11.6%), Klebsiella oxytoca 6/86 (7.0%), Proteus mirabilis 3/86 (3.5%), Enterococcus faecalis 3/86 (3.5%), and Proteus vulgaris 1/86 (1.2%). (is study has demonstrated that age ≤19 years, female gender, married individuals, genitourinary tract abnormalities, diabetes, hospitalization, indwelling catheter <6 days, and indwelling catheter >6 days had statistically signifificant relationships (p < 0.05) with UTI. Screening for UTI in hospitalized patients, female gender, married individuals, genitourinary tract abnormalities, indwelling catheter, and diabetics should be adopted.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKampala International University Staff Development Research Funds.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Microbiologyen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of bacterial urinary tract infections and associated factors among patients attending hospitals in Bushenyi district, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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