Aetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and predictors of urinary tract infection among febrile under-fives at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorFataki, Maulidi R.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-24T08:23:06Z
dc.date.available2022-08-24T08:23:06Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractUrinary tract infection (UTI) is a common cause of fever in children and contributes to morbidity and mortality. This study aimed at determining prevalence, aetiology and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolates at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar es Salaam- Tanzania. Demographic data were collected using a pretested questionnaire. 382 febrile children below five years admitted in the general paediatric wards were recruited. Urine specimens were obtained for urinalysis, culture and antimicrobial sensitivity testing. UTI was detected in 16.8% (64/382). Children who presented prolonged duration of fever (7 days or longer) were more likely to have UTI (p< 0.01). Duration of fever, positive leukocyte and nitrite tests were independent predictors of UTI. Isolated bacteria included Escherichia coli (39.1%), Klebsiella spp (31.2%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (6.2%), Staphylococcus aureus (4.7%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (4.7%). We observed high resistance of the isolated uropathogens to ampicillin (79.9%), co-trimoxazole (89%) and clavulanate-amoxillin (70.3%). Amikacin had the least resistance (12.5%) from the isolated pathogens.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFrancis, F., Joel, M.F., Maulidi, F. and Samuel, Y.M., 2013. Aetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and predictors of urinary tract infection among febrile under-fives at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania. African journal of microbiology research, 7(12), pp.1029-1034.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.5897/AJMR12.1866
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1029
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Microbiology Researchen_US
dc.subjectUrinary tract infectionen_US
dc.subjectUropathogensen_US
dc.subjectAntimicrobial susceptibilityen_US
dc.titleAetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and predictors of urinary tract infection among febrile under-fives at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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