Effect of instructions about the method of urine collection and storage on the isolation rate of urinary bacteria in children
Afr. J. Clin. Exp. Microbiol
; 11(1): 129-136, 2010. tab
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ABSTRACT
A study of 65 children (29males and 36females) and aged between four weeks and 15years with significant bacteriuria was undertaking over a six month period to determine the effects of instruction received about the methods of urine collection and storage on the prevalence of urinary tract infection. The commonest clinical presentation was fever (64.6). Only 22(35.4) of the patients had specific symptoms suggestive of urinary tract infections. The instructions about urine collection were given to 48(73.8) care givers. This instruction was given by the attending doctors (84). Despite the explanation; 15(23.1) of the patients collected the urine samples wrongly and 44(67.7) stored the samples for longer than one hour. Significant bacteriuria was more prevalent in 74.2of patients who submitted their urine samples more than one hour after collection. Communication skill is important and should be emphasized in the trainings of health workers in procedure on the patients
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Assunto principal:
Bacteriúria
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Infecções Urinárias
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Urina
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Nigéria
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Afr. J. Clin. Exp. Microbiol
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African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article