Objective:To assess the association between urine pH and specific gravity(SG)and occurrence of urinary tract pathogens involved in urinary tract infection(UTI)in school pupils.Methods:Laboratory culture techniques and...Objective:To assess the association between urine pH and specific gravity(SG)and occurrence of urinary tract pathogens involved in urinary tract infection(UTI)in school pupils.Methods:Laboratory culture techniques and biochemical tests were carried out to identify the UTI-associated bacteria in school pupils’urine of United Nursery and Primary School,Ilara-Remo,in Ikenne Local Government area,Ogun State,Nigeria.Urine dip-stick tests were carried out on the samples to take pH and SG measurements.Results:The prevalence of urinary tract pathogens in the study population was 82.4%.This prevalence was not gender and age dependent(P>0.05).Escherichia coli(E.coli)(37.0%)and Klebsiella(0.9%)were the highest and least prevalent uropathogens.There was significant increase in proportion of subjects diagnosed with E.coli(37.5%),Staphylococcus aureus(32.0%),Klebsiella(57.1%)in pH 9,pH 6 and pH 8,respectively(P<0.05).However,an increase in proportion of individuals diagnosed with Proteus occurred in pH 6 and 9(31.3%each);these proportions were not significant compared with results in other pH categories(P>0.05).There were significant increase in proportion of subjects diagnosed with E.coli(50.0%),Proteus(56.3%),Staphylococcus aureus(44.0%),Klebsiella(71.4%)in SG 1.010,1.015,1.015 and 1.010,respectively(P<0.05).Conclusion:Therefore,the urine pH 9 and SG 1.010-1.015 are the best diagnostic indicators of UTI-associated uropathogens in school children.展开更多
文摘Objective:To assess the association between urine pH and specific gravity(SG)and occurrence of urinary tract pathogens involved in urinary tract infection(UTI)in school pupils.Methods:Laboratory culture techniques and biochemical tests were carried out to identify the UTI-associated bacteria in school pupils’urine of United Nursery and Primary School,Ilara-Remo,in Ikenne Local Government area,Ogun State,Nigeria.Urine dip-stick tests were carried out on the samples to take pH and SG measurements.Results:The prevalence of urinary tract pathogens in the study population was 82.4%.This prevalence was not gender and age dependent(P>0.05).Escherichia coli(E.coli)(37.0%)and Klebsiella(0.9%)were the highest and least prevalent uropathogens.There was significant increase in proportion of subjects diagnosed with E.coli(37.5%),Staphylococcus aureus(32.0%),Klebsiella(57.1%)in pH 9,pH 6 and pH 8,respectively(P<0.05).However,an increase in proportion of individuals diagnosed with Proteus occurred in pH 6 and 9(31.3%each);these proportions were not significant compared with results in other pH categories(P>0.05).There were significant increase in proportion of subjects diagnosed with E.coli(50.0%),Proteus(56.3%),Staphylococcus aureus(44.0%),Klebsiella(71.4%)in SG 1.010,1.015,1.015 and 1.010,respectively(P<0.05).Conclusion:Therefore,the urine pH 9 and SG 1.010-1.015 are the best diagnostic indicators of UTI-associated uropathogens in school children.
