Asymptomatic bacteriuria in school children 6-8 years age

ABSTRACT

Urinary tract infection in childhood is significant cause of morbidity and subsequent renal function impairment in children. Infections of the urinary tract may be asymptomatic. In a trial to screen for asymptomatic bacteriuria in school children 6-8 years of age, 50 randomly selected children [21 males and 29 females] from a primary school in a socioeconomically deprived area, were included in this study. All children were free of urological symptoms at the time of screening and were not under any antibiotic treatment for the preceeding week.Freshly passed midstream urine specimens were collected from the children aseptically in sterile tubes. Urine samples were cultured and colony counts were determined by the [Uriline] dipslide semiquantitative technique [BioMerieux]. Results of this study showed significant bacteriuria [>10[5]/ml] in 5 children [10%] all of them were females [17.2%]. The isolated bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus [4 cases] and Klebsiella from only one case