Frequency of Urinary Tract Infection among Patients Admitted at Somali Sudanese Specialized Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia: Cross-sectional Hospital-based Study
Muaz Kamal Eldein Nur Eldein Ibrahim
Somali Sudanese Specialized Hospital, Somalia.
Mohamed Hassan Osman *
Laboratory Department, Royal Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia and Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences and Tropical Medicine, Somali National University, Somalia.
Amina Alhadi Eissa Mohammed
Horyaal Hospital, Somalia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: Urinary tract infections represent the most common bacterial infections globally, capable of impacting any region of the urinary system, with women being more prone to UTIs than men. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of urinary tract infections in patients hospitalized in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Materials and Methods: This study was descriptive cross-sectional Hospital-based study conducted at Somali Sudanese Specialized Hospital (SSSH), Mogadishu, Somalia during the period of January 2023 to August 2023. A total of 155 Patients were included in this study. Urine specimen (10-20 ml) of mid-stream urine (MSU) was collected from each patient in a sterile plastic container. Primary identification was performed by Gram’s stain (Lockhart et al., 1995) to see the shape, arrangement and Gram’s reaction. Secondary identification was done by (RENDER MA120) Microbiology identification and antimicrobial susceptibility test system.
Results: The results of this study revealed that the frequency of urinary tract infection was higher among these patients admitted at the hospital (63.2 %). The most common three organisms caused urinary tract infection were Escherichia coli (37.8%), followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (14.3%) and Staphylococcus aureus (9.2%), where the least frequent organism caused urinary infection was Klebsiella oxytoca (1%).
Conclusion: This study concluded that the frequency of urinary tract infections was high in these patients admitted to the hospital.
Keywords: UTI, urinary system, bacterial infection, fungal infection