Frequency of bacteruria among primary health care patients in Abu Dhabi

ABSTRACT

In this study, a sample of 1588 urine culture results was taken including allages and both sexes. From Mafraq Hospital, the results of 660 urine cultures referred for the primary health care centers in the last 4 months in the year1997 were taken. It was shown that most of the symptomatic patients who were tested were females [86.2%] and adults [87.3%]. The females constituted 92.5%of the positive significant growth. Out of 1588 samples, only 16.8% had a significant bacterial growth and another 12% had an insignificant growth. Pyuria and hematuria were present in 77.9% and 33.7% of the significant bacterial growth, respectively. The most frequent cultured organism was E.Coli, followed by Staph. aureus. Mafraq Hospital showed a similar predominance of female patients and pyuria was present in 41.3% and only 9.5% of the patients had a significant bacterial growth. The commonest organism was E. coli