Routine chemical examination of urine has changed dramatically since the early days of urine testing, owing to the development of the reagent strip method for chemical analysis. Reagent strips currently provide a simp...Routine chemical examination of urine has changed dramatically since the early days of urine testing, owing to the development of the reagent strip method for chemical analysis. Reagent strips currently provide a simple, rapid means for performing medically significant chemical analysis of urine, including pH, protein, glucose, ketones, blood, bilirubin, urobilinogen, nitrite, leukocytes, and specific gravity. The study was conducted in the Medical Hospital in Berat City. A total of 480 midstream urine specimens were collected in sterile containers from urinalysis cases of women （reproductive age group） from outdoor and indoor female patients （n = 480）. A total of 240 pregnant women and 240 non-pregnant women were evaluated. The patients included were between the ages of 15-50 years. The obtained results in this study ware： 1） The percentage of glucose in pregnant women has resulted in 6.67%, while in non-pregnant women 23.34% distributed by age group; 2） 16% of pregnant women had bilirubinuria, where the highest percentage is occupied by 1＋, while in non-pregnant women 26%, where the highest percentage is occupied by 1＋; 3） Urobilinogen in pregnant women has this distribution： 11.67% of the cases included in the amount of 0.7, 82% of the cases included in the amount of 1 and only 6.34% of the quantity 1.5. Urobilinogen in non-pregnant women： 11.67% of cases are in the amount 0.7 and 72.92% of the quantity 1, while others are scattered. The material was collected in sterile cups for urine. The collected material was processed based on evidence to beakers or microscope preparations. In 5 age groups, the highest percentage is from 26 to 30 years old in the pregnant women and for the non-pregnant women 15 to 20 years old.展开更多
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Routine chemical examination of urine has changed dramatically since the early days of urine testing, owing to the development of the reagent strip method for chemical analysis. Reagent strips currently provide a simple, rapid means for performing medically significant chemical analysis of urine, including pH, protein, glucose, ketones, blood, bilirubin, urobilinogen, nitrite, leukocytes, and specific gravity. The study was conducted in the Medical Hospital in Berat City. A total of 480 midstream urine specimens were collected in sterile containers from urinalysis cases of women （reproductive age group） from outdoor and indoor female patients （n = 480）. A total of 240 pregnant women and 240 non-pregnant women were evaluated. The patients included were between the ages of 15-50 years. The obtained results in this study ware： 1） The percentage of glucose in pregnant women has resulted in 6.67%, while in non-pregnant women 23.34% distributed by age group; 2） 16% of pregnant women had bilirubinuria, where the highest percentage is occupied by 1＋, while in non-pregnant women 26%, where the highest percentage is occupied by 1＋; 3） Urobilinogen in pregnant women has this distribution： 11.67% of the cases included in the amount of 0.7, 82% of the cases included in the amount of 1 and only 6.34% of the quantity 1.5. Urobilinogen in non-pregnant women： 11.67% of cases are in the amount 0.7 and 72.92% of the quantity 1, while others are scattered. The material was collected in sterile cups for urine. The collected material was processed based on evidence to beakers or microscope preparations. In 5 age groups, the highest percentage is from 26 to 30 years old in the pregnant women and for the non-pregnant women 15 to 20 years old.
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.
