ISSN 2756-3391
African Journal of Parasitology Research ISSN 2756-3391 Vol. 14 (1), pp. 001-006, January, 2026. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Catheter-Associated Bacteriuria in Owerri: A Nigerian Hospital Experience
Chukwuocha, U. M.1*, Dozie, U. W.1 and Nwawume, I. C.2
1Department of Public Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
2Department of Optometry, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
Accepted 14 November, 2025
Bacteriuria in patients with indwelling urethral catheter in Owerri Municipality of Imo State, Nigeria was studied. A total of 500 early mornings mid-stream urine samples from patients admitted in different hospitals within the Municipality. The samples were microbiologically analyzed using cultural methods on different isolation media. A total of 220 isolates were identified. Identification tests showed the presence of Escherichia coli (10%), Staphylococcus aureus (9.0%), Klebsiella sp. (7.0%), Proteus sp. (5.8%), Streptococcus faecalis (4.0%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3.8%), Citrobacter sp. (2.8%) and Enterobacter sp. (1.6%). Samples obtained from patients aged 71 to 80 years had the highest incidence of bacteria. A total of 120 (48.0%) of the isolates were obtained from female patients. Out of these, 12.0% were identified as E. coli. Result further show that, long duration catherized patients of up to 29 days and above have more bacteriuria infection than short term indwelling catheter. These findings have greatly implicated indwelling catheter as a major cause of bacteriuria in catheterized patients.
Key words: Bacteuria, urethral, cathether, isolates.