International Journal of Urology and Nephrology

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology ISSN 2091-1254 Vol. 6 (6), pp. 001-005, June, 2018. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research paper

Prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTI) among patients attending Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Kolawole, A. S.¹, Kolawole, O. M.²*, Kandaki-Olukemi, Y. T.¹, Babatunde, S. K.³, Durowade K. A.⁴ and Kolawole, C. F.⁴

¹Medical Laboratory Dept., School of Health Technology, Keffi, Nigeria.

²Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Ilorin, P. M. B. 1515 Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria.

³Department of Biological Sciences, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria.

⁴Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, U. I. T. H. Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.

Accepted 12 January, 2018

Abstract

The prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) was evaluated in three hundred patients attending Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Results showed 180 (60%) patients were positive. The most common organisms were Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Proteus mirabilis. In-vitro antibiotic susceptibility tests revealed that the gram negatives bacteria were sensitive to quinolones (ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, pefloxacin) and erythromycin, while the gram positive isolates were sensitive to lincomycin, erythromycin and quinolones (ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, pefloxacin).