Abstract
Urinary tract infections are among common health issues worldwide. A
large number of pathogens can colonize urinary tract due to enriched
chemical composition of urine making it favorable for microbial growth.
Current study was designed to investigate bacterial associated UTI and
antimicrobial susceptibility pattern was determined by Kirby Bauer’s disc
diffusion method. Samples (n=85) were analyzed to determine the
bacterial strains involved in infectious cases and relationship with age,
gender and social status of patients was determined. Results of the study
revealed that 61% of samples were positive for Escherichia coli, other
contributing pathogens were Staphylococcus spp. (24%), Klebsiella spp.
(9%), Proteus spp.(4%) and others (2%). Out of 85 samples (march-june
2015), 48(56%) were from females and 37(44%) from males. Samples
were categorized into five age categories age and majority of the
collected samples (42%) were found in age group of young adults (15-25
years) following elder adults (29%) and elderly (20%) respectively.
Socioeconomic analysis of data revealed that maximum number of
patients visiting hospital for UTI belongs to villages (53%) followed by
small cities (42%) and developed cities (5%). It is concluded that young
females having low socioeconomic status and less awareness about
hygienic measures are at great risk of UTI.
SIDRA MOQADDES, RABIA ZULFIQAR , MAWRA GOHAR, HINA QAISER. (2019) Bacterial urinary tract infections and their association with age, gender and socioeconomic status, Biologia – Journal of Biological Society of Pakistan, Volume 65 (I), Issue 1.
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