Aetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and factors associated with bacteriuria among HIV-infected women attending Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) clinic at Bukoba Municipality, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bacteriuria is the detection of significant bacteria in urine in the presence or absence of signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI). Bacteriuria in pregnant and lactating HIV-infected women can cause serious complications to women and fetuses for pregnant women. Due to the importance of bacteriuria, we determined the etiology, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and factors associated with bacteriuria in HIV-infected women.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study from January to April 2022 among HIV-infected women attending the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) clinic at Bukoba Municipality, Tanzania. Clean-catch midstream urine specimens were collected for culture on MacConkey and blood agars. We used colonial characteristics,

SUBMITTER: Felician EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11922243 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature