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Urinary tract infection, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolates, and associated factors among women with a post-fistula at public health facilities, Harar, eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.
Marami, Dadi; Abate, Degu; Letta, Shiferaw.
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  • Marami D; Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
  • Abate D; Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
  • Letta S; School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
SAGE Open Med ; 10: 20503121221079309, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35223031
INTRODUCTION: Urinary tract infection remains one of the major public health problems among post-fistula patients worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Besides, antimicrobial resistance impedes the effective infection prevention and treatment of ever-increasing bacteria. There was a paucity of data on urinary tract infections and the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of bacteria among post-fistula patients. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, and associated factors of urinary tract infections among women with post-fistula attending public health facilities, Harar, eastern Ethiopia. METHODS: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 146 consecutively enrolled women with post-fistula from February 2017 to December 2018. Risk factors were collected using a structured questionnaire. The midstream urine was collected, cultured and bacteria species were identified by using standard culture methods. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was done by the disk diffusion technique. The association between independent and outcome variables was computed by using logistic regression analysis. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The prevalence of urinary tract infections was 28.8% (95% confidence interval: 23.4, 33.6). Escherichia coli (19.1%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (14.3%), and Proteus species (11.9%) were the commonest isolates. E. coli showed (75%) resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amoxicillin (62.5%), and ciprofloxacin (62.5%). Staphylococcus aureus was shown 80% resistance to amoxicillin and erythromycin. Giving birth to a single baby (adjusted odds ratio: 0.3, 95% confidence interval: 0.1, 0.8), illness by a fistula for less than 3 years (adjusted odds ratio: 0.2, 95% confidence interval: 0.1, 0.6), and lack of a previous history of catheterization (adjusted odds ratio: 0.3, 95% confidence interval: 0.1, 0.9) decrease the odds of having urinary tract infections. CONCLUSION: Gram-negative organisms were the commonest cause of urinary tract infections in women with post-fistula. E. coli and P. aeruginosa showed higher resistance to most antimicrobials in the panels. Fistula patients need to be screened for urinary tract infections before antimicrobial treatment is indicated.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: SAGE Open Med Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Etiopia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: SAGE Open Med Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Etiopia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido