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Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in a Sub-population of Tertiary Female Students: Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Group-specific Risk Factors

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dc.contributor.author Boye, Alex
dc.contributor.author Dwomoh, Felicia Pokuaa
dc.contributor.author Morna, Martin Tangnaa
dc.contributor.author Ephraim, Richard Kwabena Dadzie
dc.contributor.author Essien-baidoo, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-23T15:48:53Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-23T15:48:53Z
dc.date.issued 2016-04
dc.identifier.issn 2449-1810
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9885
dc.description.abstract Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a major risk factor for urinary tract infections in most-at-risk populations. This study determined ASB positivity, common uropathogens, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and risk factors of ASB among tertiary female students. A cross-sectional study was conducted on randomly recruited resident female students (n = 156). After questionnaire completion, urine samples were collected on appointment basis and routinely analyzed. Dipstick, microscopy, and urine culture methods were used to establish ASB positivity. Disk diffusion method was used to determine AMR. From 156 urine samples, 15 (9.6%) tested positive for ASB 5 (single organism count > 10 /mL from two consecutively voided mid-stream urine). A total of 24 isolates comprising: coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS) 9 (37.5%), Klebsiella pneumonia 6 (25.0%), Staphylococcus aureus 5 (20.8%), Escherichia coli 2 (8.3%), and Serratia marcescens 2 (8.3%). All isolates exhibited 100% susceptibility to nitrofurantoin and gentamicin but 100% resistance to ampicillin. CoNS were 100% sensitive to all antibiotics except cefuroxime and ampicillin. S. aureus and K. pneumonia exhibited acquired multidrug resistance to antibiotics belonging to ≥ 5 chemical classes. ASB positivity was 9.6%; nitrofurantoin and gentamicin were the most effective antibiotics, and ASB may be associated with poor personal hygiene. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Journal of Medical and Biological Science Research en_US
dc.subject Antimicrobial resistance, en_US
dc.subject Bacteriuria, en_US
dc.subject Multidrug resistance, en_US
dc.subject Uropathogens en_US
dc.subject Ghana. en_US
dc.title Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in a Sub-population of Tertiary Female Students: Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Group-specific Risk Factors en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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