Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections among Adolescent and Adult Women

This study was to determine the bacteria that are prevalent in Urinarytract infections and the sensitivity of organisms isolated from the urineof adolescent and adult women of 8- 52 years old in Ogbete Coal campin Enugu metropolis, south east Nigeria. A total of 218 individuals, bothin and out patients were investigated, 197 (90.3%) women werediagnosed for Urinary tract infections. Therefore, incidence of UTI wereprevalent in the age groups of 13-17 and 18-22, with P value (p=0.047and S.D of ± 5.6). The microorganisms implicated in infection werebacteria, fungi, yeast and protozoa. Among the bacteria, two wereidentified as Gram positive cocci i.e. Staphylococcus aureus andStaphylococcus saprophyticus, while Gram negative bacilli wereEscherichia coli, Klebsiella, Proteus, Pseudomonas areuginosa. Yeast likefungus Candida albican, protozoan (Trichomonasvaginalis) was alsoidentified. The isolated organism which was prevalent wasStaphylococcus aureus (48.2%); followed by Escherichia coli (34.5%).Also, Pseudomonas aureuginosa, Proteus and Klebsiella were isolated.Factors responsible for frequent cases of Urinary tract infections amongdiagnosed women include shortness of urethra among the females, lackof personal hygiene, sexual intercourse, socio economic challenges invarious homes and others. Sensitivity profiles revealed that Augumentinwas highly susceptible to Staphylococcus aureus (65%) while Escherichiacoli were highly resistant to commonly used drugs such as Ampicillin,and Cloxacillin while Gentamycin was the most active against bacteriaisolates.Keywords: Urinary Tract Infection, Adolescent Women, AntimicrobialSensitivity, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli