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Medical Microbiology & Diagnosis

ISSN: 2161-0703

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Okafor Afam Chibuike

Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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  • Research   
    The Prevalence and Trend of Urinary Tract Infection among Patients Attending Hospitals in Rivers State
    Author(s): Stephenson Danagogo Lawson, Abiye Anthony Ibiene*, Okafor Afam Chibuike, Gift Atumatuchukwu Uzah and Lasbry Chidi Nnodim

    Urinary tract infection remains one of the most common infections, both in the community and in the hospital. The ever-increasing number of patients presenting with urinary tract infection and the number of relapse cases of urinary tract infections after treatment in rivers state, Nigeria. The prevalence and trend of urinary tract infection, isolation and identification of bacteria isolates from urine samples were examined and the determination of the antibiogram of isolates among patients attending hospitals in rivers state. A total of sixty (60) early morning midstream urine samples were collected from different hospital patients who are sexually active between the ages of 18years and 45years. 30 urine samples were obtained from the University Of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) and 30 urine samples also O.B. Lulu-Briggs Health Centre respectively and were macros.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.37421/2161-0703.2021.10.312

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